The former far-right leader receives second treatment in three days for chronic hiccups.

The 70-year-old had suffered with the spasms for nine months, his wife says, and was already in hospital for hernia surgery.

Doctors say they blocked his right phrenic nerve in procedure that took place after jailed former president was hospitalised last week for hernia operation

The former far-right leader receives second treatment in three days for chronic hiccups.