Prosecutors interrogate Peru president over Rolex scandal

Lima: Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Friday appeared before prosecutors for questioning over her Rolex watches, expensive jewelry, and unexplaine...

Lima: Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Friday appeared before prosecutors for questioning over her Rolex watches, expensive jewelry, and unexplained bank deposits, in a scandal that has shaken the country's fragile government.

Attorney General Juan Carlos Villena "initiated the process of taking statements" from Boluarte, who has been ordered to present the undeclared luxury timepieces to investigators, his office wrote on X.

She has also been asked to produce receipts and explain the origin of her valuables as part of the probe into illegal enrichment.

The questioning could last several hours and comes after the police raided her home and presidential office on March 30 in search of the alleged collection, which is said to include at least three high-value Rolex watches, according to photographs published by local media.

The government hopes Boluarte's statement will put an end to a scandal that provoked two motions to impeach her, both defeated by the right-wing majority in Congress on Thursday.