Peru’s Former President Dina Boluarte Faces Legal Troubles Amid Ongoing Investigations
Peru’s Attorney General’s Office has filed requests to impose travel restrictions on former President Dina Boluarte due to multiple ongoing investigations, particularly concerning the alleged crime of undue advantage of office, reports 24brussels.
Boluarte is accused of interfering in appointments at the EsSalud health agency and misusing social benefits intended for a friend of the doctor who reportedly performed her cosmetic surgeries. The Attorney General’s office has also seen a request from a Money Laundering unit for a 36-month travel ban linked to allegations of funneling funds—potentially sourced from the criminal organization ‘Los Dinámicos del Centro’—intended to cover the civil damages fine of political leader Vladimir Cerrón.
These legal measures aim to ensure Boluarte’s presence for all proceedings and potential accusations, explained Attorney General Tomás Gálvez. Additional inquiries include her alleged involvement in the deaths of 49 people during police and military repression of protests, as well as the “Rolexgate” scandal, where she faced scrutiny for wearing a watch deemed too expensive for her income, raising suspicions of accepting bribes from Ayacucho Governor Wilfredo Oscorima in return for budget transfers.
Further allegations against Boluarte include a potential abandonment of her office to undergo cosmetic surgery without notifying Congress, and the unexplained increase in her assets between 2021 and 2024. She is also entangled in the “El Cofre” case, involving the purported use of a presidential vehicle to transport the fugitive Cerrón, and a probe concerning an agreement with former Attorney General Patricia Benavides to retain Police Chief Raúl Alfaro Alvarado in his position despite complaints, possibly to control related investigations.
Moreover, Boluarte faces questions over her alleged abuse of authority in obstructing prosecutors investigating claims of corruption involving her brother. Speaking from her home in Lima, she firmly rejected rumors suggesting she had gone into hiding or was seeking asylum in countries such as Argentina, Brazil, or Ecuador, asserting that her conscience remains “clear.”
