Explainer-How Rolexes put Peru's presidency at risk


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  • Tuesday, 02 Apr 2024

FILE PHOTO: Peru's President Dina Boluarte, who is facing an enquiry into possible illicit enrichment and failure to declare ownership of luxury watches, addresses the audience during an assistance program for the elderly, in Lima, Peru February 22, 2024. Luis Iparraguirre/Peru Presidency/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

LIMA (Reuters) - Peru has had six presidents since 2018 and current head of state Dina Boluarte in political hot water and facing calls to step down amid questions about the provenance of her collection of Rolex watches.

Boluarte is under investigation for illicit enrichment for possessing luxury timepieces watches without proving how she got them. Dozens of police and prosecutors raided her home and office over Easter weekend looking for evidence in the case.

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