Investigation against its president Peru Dinas Boluarte and her predecessor Pedro Castillo for money laundering in the context of a criminal organization were launched by the country’s prosecutors.
The news was announced by the Peruvian General Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday (28/3).
These offenses were allegedly committed during the 2021 election campaignaccording to the same source and to be associated with its funding.
The announcement of the investigation for Money laundering it came after press reports that a civil engineer, a former adviser to Mr. Castillo, partially financed his campaign and paid for trips for Ms. Bolluarte when she was a vice-presidential candidate.
Ms. Boluarte replaced Mr. Castillo, 53, on Dec. 7 after parliament suspended him the day he tried to dissolve it. The former president has been jailed for 36 months on charges he denies.
President Boluarte denied at the weekend that she received any illegal funding and called the corruption charges against her a “political ploy” to undermine her government.
The head of state is also being investigated separately for her role in the deaths of dozens of protesters.
The fall of Pedro Castillo on December 7, after seventeen months in power, sparked protests and violent incidents between his supporters and law enforcement, with over fifty dead. The main demand of the protesters, in addition to the resignation of the president, is to dissolve the Congress and to hold early parliamentary and presidential elections within 2023.
Source: News Beast
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