Overview
- Footage shows José Jerí arriving at 10:18 p.m. on December 26 in the official Audi known as the “cofre,” entering a San Borja building in a hooded outfit for a meeting not listed in his public agenda.
- The presidency confirmed the dinner with Zhihua Yang and called it innocuous, saying they discussed upcoming Peru–China Friendship Day events and that the two have known each other since Jerí’s time in Congress.
- Jerí posted a Foreign Ministry note dated January 3 outlining plans for a ceremony at the Government Palace and Plaza de Armas and a formal invitation to China’s leadership, using it to justify prior contacts.
- The building hosts companies managed by Yang, including firms that previously hired Nicanor Boluarte, and cameras recorded Boluarte visiting the same address on January 9.
- Congressman Jaime Quito said he will seek an extraordinary Fiscalización session to probe the meeting, other legislators pressed for clearer explanations, and Jerí acknowledged the optics could be misread while denying any irregularity.