The president, In Boluartedenied last night that there has been an alleged financing of the businessman Henry Shimabukuro and assured that this maneuver is an action aimed at staining democracy and the government.
On the Twitter of the Presidency of the Republic, he specifies that there has not been any type of negotiation, request or favor for In Boluarte.
“The then vice-presidential candidate has not received any money from that man, or from anyone else,” the message details on social networks.
In another tweet, it is mentioned that the president emphatically rejects this dark political maneuver that seeks to stain the constitutional government, democracy and the institutional framework, with statements and without evidence.
#PresidenciaInforma | The President of the Republic reiterates that the 2021 electoral campaign has not belonged to the vice-presidential candidate Dina Boluarte, but to the Peru Libre party and the then presidential candidate Pedro Castillo (1/5). pic.twitter.com/zItoQIHJbq
– Presidency of Peru ???????? (@presidenciaperu) March 27, 2023
“It is evident that Mr. Shimabukuro intends to distract or divert attention from the process he has before the National Prosecutor’s Office for being part of the shadow cabinet that he shared with the prisoner Pedro Castillo today,” he added on Twitter.
In another message, it is emphasized that the President of the Republic reiterates that the 2021 electoral campaign was not the vice-presidential candidate Dina Boluarte, but the Peru Libre party and the then presidential candidate Pedro Castillo.
“If Mr. Shimabukuro has collaborated or financed party activities, he has done so absolutely personally and without agreeing to any commitment, as stated in his own statements,” it is maintained.