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Franklin Briceno

Franklin Briceno

Reporter/Correspondent/Weekend Newsperson at Associated Press Online

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Government agents raid Peruvian President Boluarte's residence in luxury watch investigation

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has said she rejects the “unconstitutional and discriminatory” way an investigation into allegations of illicit enrichment is being carried out, after police broke down the front door of her house with a battering ram overnight in search of luxury watches. Boluarte is under preliminary investigation for possessing an undisclosed collection of luxury watches since she came to power in July 2021 as vice president and social inclusion minister, and then as president…
over 1 year ago
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Police arrest brother and lawyer of Peru's president over alleged i...

Peruvian authorities have arrested President Dina Boluarte’s brother and her lawyer over influence-peddling accusations. Their detentions Friday come a day after the South American country’s government disbanded a police unit that assisted prosecutors in investigating the president’s inner circle. A judge signed off on the arrests. That’s according to a copy of the warrant obtained by The Associated Press. The document shows prosecutors accuse Nicanor Boluarte of working to appoint government of…
over 1 year ago
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Protesters rally in Peru against decree classifying seven gender id...

Sexual diversity activists have protested in Peru’s capital in front of the health ministry to demand that the government repeal a decree that characterizes seven gender identities, including transgenderism, as “mental illnesses.” Protesters also gathered Friday outside the Peruvian Embassy in Ecuador’s capital, Quito. The demonstrations coincided with the International Day Against Homophobia. and protesters railed against last week’s decree by President Dina Boluarte’s administration. The Minis…
over 1 year ago
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Baseball becomes a shelter for Venezuelan children in soccer-mad Peru

The crack of bat on ball and the sight of Venezuelan children running the bases on the soccer field turned baseball diamond on the outskirts of Peru’s capital are watched with confusion by locals accustomed to soccer. The questioning looks don’t deter the young Venezuelans for whom baseball reinforces a strong bond with their embattled homeland. And there is no shortage of players with more than 1 million Venezuelans estimated to live in Lima, a city of about 10 million people. Immigrants, mainl…
over 1 year ago
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Peru's Congress approves statute of limitations for crimes against ...

The Peruvian Congress has approved a law establishing a statute of limitations for crimes against humanity committed before 2002, a decision that human rights organizations have warned could encourage impunity and thwart investigations into serious abuses. It could also benefit figures including former president Alberto Fujimori and retired military personnel accused of — or even convicted for — crimes committed between 1980 and 2000 during an internal armed conflict that left thousands of victi…
over 1 year ago
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Peru enacts law restricting prosecution of crimes against humanity,...

Peru’s government has enacted a law that prevents the prosecution of crimes against humanity committed before 2002, a decision that favors former President Alberto Fujimori as well as hundreds of military personnel investigated or prosecuted for massacres and murders during the country’s internal ar
over 1 year ago
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Alberto Fujimori, a former president of Peru who was convicted of h...

Alberto Fujimori, the former Peruvian president whose decadelong presidency began with triumphs only to end in a disgrace of autocratic excess that sent him to prison, has died.
about 1 year ago
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Peru declares 3 days of national mourning for former President Albe...

Peru’s government has declared three days of national mourning over the death of former President Alberto Fujimori.
about 1 year ago
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Troops on the streets of Lima as Peru's government calls state of e...

The residents of Lima were told to expect added security on their journeys into work after Peru's government declared a state of emergency in the capital city to tackle a crimewave and increasing violence.
9 months ago
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Pope Leo XIV says there should be no tolerance for abuse of any kin...

Pope Leo XIV has said there should be no tolerance in the Catholic Church for any type of abuse. Leo made his first public comments about the clergy sex abuse scandal in a written message to a Peruvian journalist who documented a particularly egregious case of abuse and financial corruption in a Per
6 months ago
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Peru’s new amnesty law for human rights abuses sparks anger and int...

Lawyers in Peru are challenging a new amnesty law passed by Congress. The law grants amnesty to military members and civilians accused of serious human rights abuses during the country’s 1980-2000 armed conflict.
5 months ago