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Arafat widow gets medical records

AP, Paris
Yasser Arafat's widow took possession of his widely sought medical records Friday, and was deciding whether to release the information publicly to "stop all these false ideas" of what caused the Palestinian leader's death, her lawyer said.
Suha Arafat obtained the file from the Percy military hospital in suburban Paris in mid-afternoon, and was studying it, attorney Jean-Maric Burguburu told The Associated IVess by telephone.
"The decision is in the process," he said "The problem is... to try to stop all these false ideas about the death of President Arafat these rumours."
French officials insist the law prevents them from making Arafat’s medical records public but they can ghr tlicm to family members, who can then reveal information if they wish.
Authorities had said Thursday they would release Arafat’s records to his nephew, Nasser al-Kidwa, the Palestinian representative at the United Nations. Al-Kidwa was reportedly traveling to Paris Friday as an emissary of die Palestinian leadership, which has promised to make the records public.
A week after his death, speculation still swirls around what killed Arafat. Cirrhosis of the liver, AIDS, a blood disorder and poisoning are frequendy mentioned in unconfirmed reports all consistent with the little that is publicly known about the medical condition that landed the Palestinian leader in a French hospital.
Similar to the uncertainty that shrouded his illness, there is a lack of clarity about who is entided to the records. French officials insist the French law prevents them from making Arafat's medical records public, and they have refused to announce the cause of his death Nov. 11. They say only family members are entitled to receive the files.
Burguburu appeared to be bracing for a legal showdown, insisting that under French law, only Arafat's wife has the right to obtain the
medical report.
"If the hospital made a copy I don’t know if they did, they didn't tell me but in principle, it does not have the right to," he said. "If it did, that would be against the law."
Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei told the AP there was no doubt that Arafat's medical records would come to light.
"When we get this report, we will study it and hear the opinions of the doctors," Qorei said by telephone, "and then we will inform the Palestinian people with all the details about the health situation ofPrcsident Arafat and what led to his death."