Police raid on Peru’s president

--
SEARCH: Police outside President Dina Boluarte’s home. Photo: Martin Mejia / AP / NTB

The police in Peru have raided the home of the country’s president Dina Boluarte.

Saturday 30 March at 07:36

Boluarte is suspected of corruption, and around 40 police officers took part in Saturday’s action.

According to the police, there was a search for expensive Rolex watches, which the president is suspected of having received without declaring.

61-year-old Boluarte is Peru’s first female president and took office in December 2022.

PRESIDENT: Dina Boluarte is the first female president of Peru. Photo: Guadalupe Pardo / AP / NTB

The Peruvian newspaper El Comercio writes that the search of the president’s home began on Friday at 22:55 local time. This happened after a decision by Supreme Court judge Juan Carlos Checkley Soria on Thursday, the newspaper writes.

The purpose of the search warrant is registration and seizure and includes the president’s residence and a Honda registered in her name, continues El Comercio.

tip us

Do you have any tips for this matter?

Send us information, photos or video

tip us

The article is in Norwegian

Tags: Police raid Perus president

-

NEXT Warning: Avoid the water