Machi Mapuche Celestino Córdova is in a delicate state of health in Chile

The Chilean spiritual leader, imprisoned since 2013, has requested that he be granted house arrest instead of prison, in accordance with international legislation, to which Chile is adhered, and local laws.

The doctor and surgeon María Leonor Olate Mercado, disclosed on Monday the medical report of the Chilean Mapuche leader, Celestino Córdova Tránsito, who remains deprived of liberty and confined in the Imperial Intercultural Hospital.

“The health situation of the Machi Celestino presents an increasingly important life risk as the days go by, highlighting at this moment his convulsive syndrome, which could mean permanent neurological deterioration,” says the medical report.

Likewise, the Olate Mercado document states that the patient requires help to be able to walk.

“Episodes of loss of consciousness, after mobilization of the patient in the bathroom, described as” convulsions “by my patient, on four occasions, the last 40 seconds, with associated loss of consciousness, and the respective post-ictal period stand out. In addition, oppressive permanent left precordial pain. Scarce diuresis, refers to difficulty urinating, “she adds.

As a result of his hunger strike demanding justice, Celestino Córdova presents paleness and fragile hair,

“he has presented a weight loss of 25 kilos with 200 grams, maintains permanent bradycardia, associated with permanent oppressive precordial pain to which is added a matter of the utmost gravity, such as his convulsive syndrome under study and suspicion of urological infection under study, “says the document.

Machi Celestino Córdova has carried out his fifth hunger strike since he was convicted in 2013.

Source: Telesur

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