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Fujimori being treated for gastric problems: doctor
LIMA, Dec 30, 2017 (BSS/AFP) – Pardoned former Peruvian president Alberto
Fujimori will remain hospitalized to be treated for gastric problems, his
doctor said Friday.
Fujimori, who was serving a 25-year sentence for murder and other rights
abuses, was originally admitted to a clinic for low blood pressure and an
irregular heartbeat.
He was pardoned by President Pablo Kuczynski just days after Fujimori’s
son helped him escape impeachment.
Alejandro Aguinaga, Fujimori’s doctor, said a medical test on Fujimori
uncovered “three important changes linked to stomach problems.”
Treatment has begun and Fujimori is expected to overcome the issue in the
coming days, Aguinaga said.
The decision to pardon Fujimori, who was in office from 1990-2000, has
heightened political tensions in Peru.
Relatives of victims of Fujimori’s brutal rule have condemned the pardon,
but he also earned respect from many Peruvians for his ruthless and
unflinching campaign to defeat leftist guerrillas, and supporters have hailed
the decision to free him.
That decision was taken by Kuczynski just days after Fujimori’s son Kenji
abstained from voting on his impeachment, drawing other lawmakers with him
and denying the opposition the necessary votes to remove the president.
BSS/AFP/MRI/ 0925 hrs