Peruvian prosecutors are looking into President Dina Boluarte and former President Pedro Castillo for allegedly laundering money as part of a criminal organization, according to a tweet from the attorney general’s office on Tuesday.
The inquiry into the alleged offences committed by Boluarte and Castillo is part of a larger investigation into potential campaign funding violations perpetrated during Peru’s presidential election in 2021.
The disclosure comes after a former Castillo advisor informed local media that he funded a portion of Castillo’s presidential campaign in 2021, as well as vacations for Boluarte when she ran for Castillo’s vice president.
“The alleged commission of these crimes would have occurred during the electoral campaign of Peru Libre,” the attorney general’s office stated, referring to the Marxist party that propelled Castillo to the Andean country’s president.
Castillo was impeached in December after trying to dissolve Congress before an impeachment vote. Following his dismissal and detention, Boluarte rose to the president.
Boluarte denied collecting illicit campaign donations over the weekend, calling the allegations of corruption a “political manoeuvre” designed to damage her administration.
Boluarte is also being investigated for her alleged role in the deaths of protesters killed in clashes with security forces in the months following her election.
