Overview
- Official logs indicate Zhihua Yang entered the Presidential Palace on December 12 and January 5 for work meetings and met directly with President José Jerí on December 29.
- Congress’s Fiscalization Commission, led by Elvis Vergara, sent a formal request to the presidential office for the names of participants and the purpose of the unregistered meeting.
- Perú Libre congressman Segundo Montalvo said he will advance a motion to vacate the presidency in response to the unlogged encounter.
- President Jerí acknowledged the lapse in not registering the December 26 meeting at a San Borja chifa, apologized for the perception, and said it was to coordinate activities for Peru–China Friendship Day on February 1.
- Former presidential adviser Henry Shimabukuro alleged Yang is linked to Nicanor Boluarte and to operations with members of the Budget Commission, claims that have been reported but not substantiated.