LIMA: Pardoned former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori will remain hospitalised 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.

Source: New Strait Times December 30, 2017 03:33 UTC