The corruption allegations were denied by Peru’s interim president, Dina Boluarte, during a speech in Ayacucho. This was reported on March 21 by TVPerú Noticias.
Boluarte responded to a complaint on a local channel that during his 2021 electoral campaign for the government of Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, he received financing from the investigated businessman Henry Simabukuro.
“I take this opportunity to give a sharp and categorical definition of the acts of corruption that have been committed in our country in recent times”Boluarte emphasized.
According to her, around her “no one received a single salt from absolutely no one”.
Note that on March 19, during the broadcast of the Cuarto Poder program, it was reported that Boluarte and Shimabukuro had entered into an alleged relationship since the end of April 2021, in the middle of the presidential runoff, during which Castillo fought for the presidency. with the leader of the right-wing party, Keiko Fujimori.
According to a journalistic investigation, after the meeting, the businessman began to cover all transportation expenses, from airfare to the cars that Boluarte used to travel, which is estimated at 800,000 soles (about 16 million rubles).
At the same time, Boluarte stressed that he did not know that Shimabukuro was participating in his campaign, and also denied that he had previously met with him.
“Because they (the protesters) failed to break us, because here we are going to resist in the name of democracy, the rule of law and institutions. Now they intend to involve me in corrupt activities. Dina Boluarte did not have a single act of corruption, neither as a candidate, nor as vice president, nor as a minister, nor as president.she assured.
Let us remember that on December 7, 2022, a right-wing coup took place in Peru, as a result of which the country’s congress dismissed the leftist leader Pedro Castillo, who was arrested and imprisoned after the announcement of the dissolution of the congress.
Congress, which impeached the legitimately elected president Castillo, appointed Prime Minister Dina Boluarte as president. After the coup, massive protests began in different regions of Peru, during which, according to various sources, some 70 people died. The demonstrators demand the release of Castillo, the dissolution of congress, the resignation of Boluarte and the holding of early elections.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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