Palestinians say Israel ‘only suspect’ in Arafat death
Palestinians urge French to send Arafat probe findings
Palestinian investigators said on Friday that Israel is the “only suspect” in the death of former president Yasser Arafat, after laboratory tests suggested he died from polonium poisoning.
“We say that Israel is the prime and only suspect in the case of Yasser Arafat’s assassination, and we will continue to carry out a thorough investigation to find out and confirm all the details and all elements of the case,” Palestinian inquiry chief Tawfiq Tirawi told a news conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
We say that Israel is the prime and only suspect in the case of Yasser Arafat’s assassination, and we will continue to carry out a thorough investigation to find out and confirm all the details and all elements of the case
Tirawi said the Palestinian inquiry had studied the findings of Swiss scientists, released Wednesday, which “moderately” supported the notion that Arafat had been poisoned.
“This is the crime of the 21st century,” Tirawi said. “The fundamental (goal) is to find out who is behind the liquidation of Yasser Arafat.”
Palestinian justice minister Ali Mhanna urged France to send findings from its investigation into the death of president Yasser Arafat, after tests suggested he died from polonium poisoning.
“We’ve so far received no response from the French side. We’ve sent a letter to the French demanding they accelerate the sending of results and we’re still waiting,” Mhanna told a news conference in Ramallah, days after Swiss scientists released results that “moderately” supported the notion Arafat was poisoned.
Palestinian officials on Thursday demanded an international inquiry into Arafat’s “killing”.