Brother and lawyer of Peru president held as corruption inquiry widens

Dina Boluarte, caught up in Rolexgate scandal', denies accepting watches in exchange for favours amid police raids on key allies

Police in Peru have detained the brother and the lawyer of the country's embattled president, Dina Boluarte, as part of a widening corruption inquiry, weeks after a similar raid on the Peruvian leader's home.

Boluarte's brother Nicanor and her lawyer Mateo Castaneda were placed under preliminary detention on Friday, accused of influence trafficking and belonging to a criminal organisation. Six other people were also detained.