Overview
- The Attorney General’s Office opened a preliminary investigation for alleged illegal patronage tied to José Jerí’s off‑agenda meetings, adding a second encounter with Zhihua Yang and a meeting with Ji Wu Xiaodong to the case file.
- Under constitutional court precedent, prosecutors can summon the sitting president up to two times before suspending the case until the end of the mandate.
- Jerí formally placed himself at the disposal of prosecutors and the Congressional Oversight Commission to provide statements and clarifications.
- A motion of vacancia counts 14 signatures so far, while parallel censure efforts target the Congressional leadership, and Renovación Popular requested an extraordinary plenary for Jerí to explain the meetings.
- Television programs aired videos of meetings on Dec. 26 and Jan. 6; the palace said Jerí went to buy Chinese candies, a claim under scrutiny, as the prime minister acknowledged the lack of visitor vetting at the presidential palace.