Peruvian Prosecutor's Office investigates President Boluarte for money laundering as part of a criminal organization and illegal financing

Money laundering as part of a criminal organization and illegal financing. Peruvian President Dina Boluarte is being targeted by the Public Prosecutor's Office for allegedly committing these crimes in the 2021 elections. The Peruvian Public Prosecutor's Office announced Wednesday that money laundering would be added to the other two.

The First Supraprovincial Prosecutor's Office Specialized in Money Laundering Crimes will collect evidence on possible crimes committed by the Peru Libre party which led Pedro Castillo to the presidency. Former president Pedro Castillo and former advisor Henry Shimabukuro are also under investigation, the ministry said.

The case against Boluarte

Businessman Henry Shimabukuro is under investigation by the Peruvian justice system for his ties with Pedro Castillo when he was still president. Shimabukuro was hired as an advisor to the National Intelligence Directorate in the former president's administration.

The same businessman put the spotlight on Boluarte by assuring that he financed her campaign expenses, according to the media outlet Trome. He also assured that he presented evidence to the prosecutor's office. The president later denied knowing about it, so Shimabukuro went to the news channel Epicentro TV to defend his version of events:

He also explained that he covered Boluarte's team's costs on the day of the presidential debate between Castillo and Keiko Fujimori on May 30, 2021:

The local newspaper The Republic exclusively published the hotel bill in Arequipa. The document includes payment for 21 rooms, as well as food and beverages. In total, Shimabukuro supposedly paid more than 3,500 soles.

Judicial problems are nothing new for Peru's heads of state. Four Peruvian presidents have gone to prison in the last 30 years: Alberto Fujimori, Ollanta Huamala, Alejandro Toledo and Pedro Castillo.