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Living in Peru
Israel J. Ruiz


Cesar San Martin, head of the Supreme Court panel of judges which is hearing the Fujimori case, has announced that Peru's former president will have tests done to determine the cause of a pain in his mouth.

San Martin stated that tests would be done by the National Institute of Neoplastics to determine what kind of wounds the former president has on his tongue and inner cheek.

Alberto Fujimori's daughter, Keiko explained that the open wounds could be signs that her father is coming down with leukoplakia, a disorder the former president was diagnosed with 10 years ago.

Fujimori underwent surgery after his diagnosis one decade ago.

According to Keiko, the wound is precancerous and could lead to cancer if it is not treated in time.

She has asked President Garcia to change her father's security status to normal so his health would not continue to deteriorate.

Fujimori is currently being held under maximum security.

"I'm not asking for a favor, I'm just requesting fair conditions," said Keiko.

Luis Bromley, head of the Legal Medicine Institute affirmed on Wednesday that the wound was millimeters in size and was not worth stopping the hearings over.

He stated that it was too early to say whether the wounds were precancerous or not, explaining that the former president only had a few "millimeter-size" white stains around the area where surgery had been performed 10 years ago.

The former president has attended approximately 60 hearings since he was extradited to Peru.