Former Chilean leader Augusto Pinochet was released from hospital after suffering the latest in a series of slight strokes as lawyers bringing cases against him said they expected more health issues to arise as Pinochet is due in court, dpa reported Lawyers bringing tax evasion charges against the former strongman told Friday's La Nation newspaper that they expected Pinochet to take another trip to hospital next week, when a ruling was expected on whether to strip Pinochet of his immunity to face trial on alleged tax evasion involving scores of secret accounts in foreign banks. A hospital visit would have "the aim of putting pressure on the judges regarding the state of his mental health and vascular problems", they said. Pinochet, 89, was taken to the Military Hospital in Santiago Thursday after fainting. A hospital report said the former strongman had suffered a circulatory disturbance in his brain while the head of the Pinochet Foundation, General Luis Cortes, called the illness a "slight stroke", similar to others he has suffered in recent years. A physician's bulletin said Pinochet's condition had quickly improved. --More 2259 Local Time 1959 GMT
