Noriega in Panama hospital, lawyer says has brain tumor
This article is a summary of reporting by Reuters. Originally published March 21, 2012.
Manuel Noriega was admitted to Santo Tomás Hospital in Panama City after medical examinations confirmed the presence of a benign brain tumor. Noriega had been repatriated to Panama in late 2011 to serve prison sentences for murder and human rights atrocities committed during his regime. His defense attorneys repeatedly requested medical house arrest due to his deteriorating health and recurrent strokes. The medical complications eventually precipitated surgical interventions that preceded his death several years later.
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Former dictator Manuel Noriega was transferred from his Panamanian prison to a hospital after doctors discovered a brain tumor.
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