Henry Shimabukuroalleged member of former President Pedro Castillo’s ‘shadow cabinet’, made a controversial statement by stating that the television presenter Andres Hurtadoknown as ‘Chibolín‘, gave her the famous yellow tailored suit that the head of state wore when assuming the Presidency in December 2022.
The president’s legal defense spoke out on the matter, emphatically rejecting the businessman’s claims and calling them ‘absolutely false.’
In conversation with ATV+Juan Carlos Portugal, the president’s lawyer, assured that the formal rectification will be requested through a notarized letter and indicated that they are giving Shimabukuro 24 hours to present evidence of what he stated.
In that sense, the lawyer assured that this type of action is “unusual” in In Boluarte. However, she emphasized that this time she will not tolerate being linked to what she considers false accusations.
“He is quite tolerant, even with infamies and lies, but he has not tolerated this one in particular,” he expressed for the same medium.
In addition, he pointed out that the former advisor was responsible for raising several questions about the president, including aspects of her management in the Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion. However, when the prosecution asked him for evidence in this regard, he claimed not to have any.
Last Wednesday, October 2, the former advisor assured that the investigated comedian Andrés Hurtado gave ‘gifts’ to President Boluarte, but did not specify the delivery dates.
“The information we have is that they are not only clothes, but also some other objects that Mr. Hurtado has donated or given to Mrs. Dina Boluarte,” he said in dialogue with the program. It happens now.
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Shimabukuro noted that the president’s former advisor, Grika Asatag, visited the facilities of the National Intelligence Directorate (RELIGION) on multiple occasions on the same day as the former presenter.
“This lady or young lady who is extremely trusted by Mrs. Dina Boluarte has joined the DINI on several occasions that coincides with the date when Andrés Hurtado was in the DINI,” he said.
According to the businessman, the alleged gifts from ‘Chibolín‘For the president, they not only include the yellow tailor that she wore during her swearing-in ceremony, but she would have also given other gifts.
Previously, Shimabukuro stated that the former head of the DINI, Jose Fernandez Latorrearranged a monthly payment of 50 thousand soles to the driver “to help him clean up his image.”
Andrés Hurtado received 50 thousand soles per month from the DINI, according to Henry Shimabukuro: his code name would be ‘Chivito’ (RPP)
Hurtado not only invited the suspended former head of the DINI to his program, but also took him to an apartment in Miraflores. “Only they know, you already know what Mr. Andrés Hurtado was up to,” he commented.
The television personality would have received the code name ‘Chivito’ to assign him the amount on the payroll. “I don’t know why his presence at the DINI was due, I always attended and the staff told me that they had seen him,” he added.
On the other hand, Dina Boluarte’s lawyer referred to the questions about the alleged participation of the presidential vehicle in the case of Vladimir Cerron. He indicated that the head of state has ordered the delivery of the requested documentation to the Public Ministry to collaborate with the investigations.
The lawyer explained that the documents include the travel log, the departure and return record, as well as the list of officers assigned to the president. Furthermore, he expressed that he found it unusual that the prosecutor’s office requested said information at 3:00 pm and asked that it be delivered before the end of the day.
“Never, when I have advised mayors or congressmen, has the Public Ministry asked us for information on the same day” that requires, he indicated. He added that, from his point of view, this “is not an investigation, but rather a persecution,” he expressed to ATV+.
