THE DISGRACED former chief magistrate of Panama’s Supreme Court Alejandro Moncada Luna, who is imprisoned in El Renacer prison, was moved to Santo Tomas (public)  Hospital, on Tuesday, April 5  says  his lawyer Ramiro Jarvis.

Moncada Luna, is serving  five years in prison for unjustified enrichment and falsehood, and has  "chronic hypertension" said Jarvis.

He held in the semi-intensive care unit" in the emergency room, he said.

Prisoners admitted to Santo Tomas are usually moved to  a public ward, handcuffed to their bed and watched over by a prison guard

In late March, the defense requested a hearing so that Moncada Luna’s health condition could be considered by  the  National Assembly, which indicted him.

Moncada Luna with his wife, Pilar Fernandez, bought two apartments in Coco del Mar, San Francisco, valued at $ 1.7 million, without loans or creditors.

Medical experts point out that large numbers of the working or retired population suffer from high blood pressure and follow a daily medication regime.