Peruvian President Dina Boluarte assured the Attorney General that the luxury watches that sparked the recent controversy in the country were borrowed and the jewelry was simply costume jewelry. The president's version, marred by a scandal of alleged illicit enrichment, contradicts her previous statements.
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From our correspondent in Peru Carlos Noriega.
After testifying for more than five hours before the National Prosecutor, Juan Carlos Villena, about the origin of three Rolex watches and other jewelry, in an investigation for illicit enrichment and non-declaration of assets, President Dina Boluarte assured in a pronouncement that the watches were borrowed and the jewelry fine costume jewelry. A defense alibi that has left many doubts.
Boluarte stated that the Rolexes had been lent to him by the governor of the Ayacucho region, Wilfredo Oscorima, whom he called a good friend. He pointed out that it was a mistake to accept the watches and that he had already returned them.
This version contradicts his own statements. When the Rolex scandal broke out with a photo in which he was wearing one of those luxurious watches, he said that it was “from yesteryear” and he had bought it with his savings. He now says he was referring to another watch.
Oscorima has had a conviction for corruption and faces several charges for the same reason. Your region has been especially benefited by the government in the distribution of the budget.
The Prosecutor's Office is also investigating Boluarte for an imbalance of 117 thousand dollars in his declared assets and bank accounts that total 298 thousand dollars. He did not speak of this in his statement.
