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The fiscal and police team investigating the president of Peru, at the Government Palace of Lima
The team of prosecutors and police officers that entered around midnight on Friday at the home of the president of Peru, Dina Boluarte, arrived around 4.30 a.m. (9.30 GMT) this Saturday at the Government Palace of Lima, where it will continue with the proceedings of an open investigation against the ruler.
Anti-corruption prosecutors and agents of the High Complexity Crimes Investigation Division (Diviac) of the Peruvian National Police (PNP) arrived at the government headquarters, in the historic center of the Peruvian capital, after staying for more than five hours in the house of Boluarte, in the Lima district of Surquillo.
The participants in the operation broke the lock of the main door of the Boluarte house after their requests to access the property were not met. The ruler was not at home at that time.
Both the prosecutors and the police officers who intervened in the operation told the journalists that the investigation is confidential and they cannot offer more information about the investigations.
The entrance to the Boluarte house and the Government Palace is made as part of a preliminary investigation opened against Boluarte for the alleged commission of the crime of illicit enrichment.
The Prime Minister of Peru, Gustavo Adrianzén, declared himself this Saturday “indignant” by the raid that the Prosecutor’s Office made on the president’s house and considered that there has been “an intolerable abuse of the dignity” of the Head of State.
“I am outraged by what happened, what has happened this midnight constitutes an intolerable abuse of the dignity of the presidency of the Republic and the nation it represents,” Adrianzén told the RPP station.
The prime minister added that “it is not possible” that they have to “witness absolutely disproportionate and if not unconstitutional actions,” since the ruler is protected by the immunity granted by her office.
The Boluarte house was searched by a team of prosecutors and agents of the Peruvian National Police (PNP) as part of a preliminary investigation opened against the ruler for the alleged commission of the crime of illicit enrichment.
The prosecutors carried out the operation for the purpose of registration and seizure of the luxury watches that, according to local media, Boluarte used in different public activities and has allegedly not declared as part of his estate.
Adrianzén recalled that the president requested that the proceedings of the case be rescheduled, but said that this “has not been granted” by the Prosecutor’s Office.
“It is unusual, to say the least, that at midnight and on a holiday, as we are right now, these actions have to be carried out,” he emphasized.
The Presidency of Peru and the Public Ministry have maintained a controversy in recent days regarding the proceedings initiated as part of the investigation opened for the alleged lack of declaration by the ruler of her luxury watches.
Last Wednesday, the Prosecutor’s Office denounced that the visits to the ruler were frustrated both at her home and in the Government Palace, while the Presidency assured that representatives of the Public Ministry were attended by members of the staff of the Boluarte office, who received a notification for the president.
Supreme Prosecutor Hernán Mendoza declared before the Congressional Oversight Commission that the president “had frustrated” the investigations by not attending the citations made for Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
After that situation, the legal defense of Boluarte asked to reschedule the proceedings in the investigation of the case of luxury watches that the president did not declare and for which she is being investigated for illicit enrichment.
International
Floods in Central Vietnam leave 28 dead, thousands displaced
The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in central Vietnam has risen to 28, with six people reported missing and 43 injured, local newspaper VnExpress reported Friday night.
More than 22,100 homes remain flooded, primarily in the cities of Hue and Da Nang. Floods and landslides have destroyed or swept away 91 houses and damaged another 181, the report added.
Around 245,000 households are still without electricity, particularly in Da Nang, where over 225,000 homes are affected.
Additionally, 80 stretches of national highways are blocked or disrupted due to landslides. Authorities expect the flooding to continue for another day or two in the region.
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FBI foils ISIS-Inspired attack in Michigan, arrests five teens
Kash Patel did not provide further details, but police sources told CBS News that the potential attack was “inspired” by the Islamic State (ISIS).
“This morning, the FBI thwarted a potential terrorist attack and arrested several individuals in Michigan who were allegedly planning a violent attack during the Halloween weekend,” Patel wrote on X.
“Thanks to swift action and close coordination with our local partners, a possible terrorist act was prevented before it could be carried out,” he added.
CBS reported that five people between the ages of 16 and 20 were arrested on Friday. At least one of them was reportedly acquainted with a former member of the Michigan National Guard, who was arrested in May for plotting an ISIS-inspired attack on a U.S. military facility in the Detroit suburbs.
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U.S. warns China over Taiwan during high-level defense talks in Kuala Lumpur
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth expressed concerns over China’s growing military activity near Taiwan during a meeting on Friday with Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun in Kuala Lumpur.
“It was a constructive and positive meeting,” Hegseth wrote on X. “I emphasized the importance of maintaining a balance of power in the Indo-Pacific and raised U.S. concerns about China’s actions around Taiwan,” the self-governed island that Beijing claims and does not rule out invading.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting-Plus, one day after U.S. President Donald Trump met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea. According to Trump, Taiwan was not discussed during their talks.
“The United States does not seek conflict and will continue to firmly defend its interests, ensuring it maintains the capability to do so in the region,” Hegseth added in his message.
Friday’s encounter followed a September 9 video call between Hegseth and Dong. Their previously planned meeting at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore was canceled due to Dong’s absence from the event.
Trump’s sit-down with Xi — their first since 2019 — resulted in some trade agreements but avoided addressing the issue of Taiwan, a long-standing source of tension between the world’s two largest powers.
Trump has taken a more ambiguous stance on Taiwan’s future compared with former President Joe Biden, who repeatedly stated that Washington would support Taipei if China launched an invasion. The Republican president has also criticized Taiwan for “stealing” the U.S. semiconductor industry.
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