Peruvian President Boluarte’s rules out resignation amid Rolex investigation
- Boluarte is being investigated for ‘acquiring an undisclosed collection of luxury watches’ since becoming vice-president in 2021 then president in 2022
- ‘I took office with clean hands and thus I will retire from the presidency in 2026,’ Boluarte said, calling the raids ‘disproportionate’ and ‘abusive’
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Saturday said she would not resign after her house was raided as part of inquiries into possible illicit enrichment and failure to declare ownership of luxury watches.
Some 20 officials from the public prosecutor’s office and 20 police raided Boluarte’s house on Friday night, and the palace on Saturday morning.
“I took office with clean hands and thus I will retire from the presidency in 2026,” she said at a press conference, calling the raids a “disproportionate” measure and “abusive”.
Boluarte’s house is located in the Lima district of Surquillo, near the palace where she works.
“Personnel from the palace provided all the facilities for the diligence requested,” the presidency said on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, adding that it was carried out “normally and without any incident”.
However, Peruvian Prime Minister Gustavo Adrianzen criticised the raids. “The political noise that is being made is serious, affecting investments and the entire country,” he wrote on X.
“What has happened in the last few hours is disproportionate and unconstitutional actions.”