Peru's government on Saturday blasted the raid on the home of President Dina Boluarte as part of inquiries into possible illicit enrichment and failure to declare ownership of luxury watches as "disproportionate and unconstitutional", APA reports citing Reuters.
Police broke down the door of Boluarte's residence late on Friday, television images showed, apparently after calls by officials to open up and allow them to search for evidence went unanswered.
Radio station RPP said Boluarte was not at her home at the time of the raid.
Boluarte's house is located in the Lima district of Surquillo, a few kilometres from the Government Palace where the president works.
Boluarte has made no comments on the raid.
"The political noise that is being made is serious, affecting investments and the entire country," Peruvian Prime Minister Gustavo Adrianzen wrote on social media platform X. "What has happened in the last few hours is disproportionate and unconstitutional actions."
Adrianzen said the president was in her residence inside the government palace and that she would make statements to the prosecutor's office when summoned. He also told RPP that there was "no way" ministers or Boluarte planned to resign.
Two weeks ago, prosecutors began preliminary inquiries following a media report by internet program La-Encerrona that the president possessed several Rolex watches.
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