Story highlights Fujimori vows to "strongly support" the current president's call for reconciliation

The ex-leader was serving a 25-year sentence for human rights abuses when he was pardoned

(CNN) Confined to a hospital bed with tubes hooked up to his body, Peruvian ex-President Alberto Fujimori thanked the current leader for commuting his prison sentence -- and asked for forgiveness from those he upset.

Fujimori was serving a 25-year prison sentence for human rights abuses when the current President pardoned him Sunday, citing Fujimori's failing health.

"The news of the humanitarian pardon granted by President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski surprised me at this intensive care unit," the 79-year-old Fujimori said in a video posted on his Facebook page.

"I am aware that the results during my government on one side were well received, but I recognize that I have also disappointed others, and I ask them to forgive me with all my heart."

Alberto Fujimori made a video statement on Facebook after days of protests against his pardon.

Outrage over Fujimori's pardon led to two nights of heated protests in Lima.

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