A lawyer for Suha Arafat, who has argued that his death in 2004 was from polonium poisoning, Twitted that Suha plans to challenge the 3 judges’ decision in an appeals court.
By REUTERS
French investigating magistrates have decided to drop an inquiry into the death in France of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, whose widow alleged he was poisoned, the prosecutors office said on Wednesday.
A lawyer for his widow Suha Arafat, who has argued that his death in 2004 was a political assassination, told Reuters that they would challenge the decision in an appeals court.
Suha and Yasser Arafat. – Photo: AP
Arafat, who signed the 1993 Oslo interim peace accord with Israel but led an uprising after subsequent talks broke down in 2000, died aged 75 in a French hospital four weeks after falling ill. Continue Reading »