Peruvian prosecutor’s office A preliminary investigation began Tuesday against Nicanor Boluarte, the president’s brother. Dina Boluarteon corruption charges following a journalistic complaint accusing him of influence peddling.

“The group of prosecutors against public corruption has initiated a preliminary investigation against Vigberto Nicanor Boluarte Zegarra and Nixon Hoyos Gallardo, mayor of Nanchoc (in the northern department of Cajamarca), for alleged crimes of aggravated conspiracy and influence peddlingto the detriment of the state,” the prosecutor’s office said on the social network X (formerly Twitter).

He added that this investigation begins after it became aware of a complaint involving persons under investigation “in estimated preference for a budget item of 20 million soles (over 93 million pesos) for public works” in the aforementioned Nanchok region in the north of the country.

The Ministry of State clarified that this also includes other citizens: Noriel, Jorge and Antonio Chingay Salazar, Victor Hugo Torres Merino, Hector Ugarte Nina and Michael Carlos Aranda Ladera.

This Sunday research program “Cuarto Poder” published a report in which they claim that the president’s brother met with the mayor under investigation and showed how he received 20 million soles from the budget of his district.

“The man, the relative they mentioned last night, does not work for the state. And he is absolutely free to accept, excuse the Creole term, anyone. It’s his birthday. It would be strange if some prohibited things were agreed upon on this birthday.This is a situation that never happened,” the president said in his speech this Monday in connection with the journalist’s complaint.

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The program compared this case with that of former President Pedro Castillo (2021-2022), who He allegedly received businessmen and politicians in the so-called Sarratea house in the Breña district of Lima.

“Moreover, it was the media that dared to compare the government of this honest and transparent woman working for Peru with the previous government. It’s too boldFrom my point of view, this is a comparison,” Boluarte added in the same speech. (EFE)