Government agents raid Peruvian President Boluarte’s residence in luxury watch investigation

By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO and ELÉONORE HUGHES
Associated Press

LIMA (AP) — Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has said she rejects the “unconstitutional and discriminatory” way an investigation into allegations of illicit enrichment is being carried out, after police broke down the front door of her house with a battering ram overnight in search of luxury watches. Boluarte is under preliminary investigation for possessing an undisclosed collection of luxury watches since she came to power in July 2021 as vice president and social inclusion minister, and then as president in December 2022. This is the first time in Peru’s history that police forcibly entered the home of a sitting president. Critics accuse Boluarte’s government of taking an increasingly authoritarian bent.