Peru police raid ex-election chief’s home amid widening probe
Summary
Police in Peru searched the homes of the former chief of elections and five other officials. This is part of a growing investigation into problems like a shortage of ballots during the first round of the presidential election on April 12.Key Facts
- The investigation focuses on ballot shortages and other issues in the April 12 presidential election.
- Piero Corvetto, the elections chief, resigned on Tuesday despite saying he did nothing wrong.
- Police conducted raids on the homes of Corvetto and five other officials on Friday.
- The probe is expanding as authorities look into election irregularities.
- The election problems occurred during the first round of voting.
- Corvetto resigned to take responsibility for these election problems.
- The case involves Peru’s national electoral agency.
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