Mr. Fujimori, who is 79, suffers from arrhythmia and tongue cancer, among other medical problems, and was taken from prison to a hospital on Friday after his blood pressure dropped, doctors said. Now at least three lawmakers have come forward to say they will resign because they oppose the president’s decision to pardon Mr. Fujimori. As the democratically elected president of Peru in the 1990s, Mr. Fujimori led the country through a period of economic revival. Even from prison, Mr. Fujimori has exerted influence on politics, and his supporters, so-called Fujimoristas, dominate the legislature. On Sunday, people congregated on the street in Lima in front of the hospital where Mr. Fujimori is being treated.

Source: New York Times December 25, 2017 21:45 UTC