Peru's President Dina Boluarte defended wearing three different Rolex watches to various appointments in a press conference broadcast on state television on Friday. The watches were on loan and belonged to her friend and political ally Wilfredo Oscorima, the governor of Ayacucho.
She called the allegations “eyewash” that damaged Peru’s reputation. Six cabinet ministers resigned on Monday, a connection to the affair surrounding the president was obvious, but not officially confirmed.