Peru's former president Fujimori suffers stroke, hospitalized

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Peru's former president Fujimori suffers stroke, hospitalized

Peru's jailed former president Alberto Fujimori was hospitalized and in "moderately serious" condition after suffering a small stroke Friday, a doctor said. Fujimori, 75, was conscious and talking on Friday afternoon following a morning stroke in his jail cell, said doctor Juan Barreto with the Clinica La Luz in Lima where the former political leader is recovering. There may be more serious consequences and he will remain hospitalized." Barreto said that one of Fujimori's arms is numb and that he risks partial paralysis if his situation worsens. Fujimori, who has been imprisoned since 2007 on charges of human rights abuses and corruption committed during his 1990-2000 term, often coordinates with members of his influential political party from his jail cell and criticizes President Ollanta Humala via Twitter and Facebook.

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