Arrested Salvadoran ex-president has brain damage
Arrested Salvadoran ex-president has brain damage
By AFP 1 hour ago.
El Salvador's former president Francisco Flores, who faces trial accused of embezzling millions of dollars in aid money for earthquake victims, has irreversible brain damage after suffering a stroke, doctors said Thursday.
Flores, who was under house arrest, was rushed to a hospital Sunday after having a stroke that paralyzed the right side of his body and he has been in a coma ever since.
"The patient has irreversible neurological damage," a team of specialists at Rosales hospital in San Salvador told the court where Flores faces trial.
He has undergone several operations, his lawyers say.
Flores, 56, is accused of stealing $15 million donated by Taiwan for victims of a 2001 earthquake.
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