Jailed Australian broker to have brain surgery
19:30, Wednesday, 18 June 2003
SYDNEY, June 18 (Reuters) - A flamboyant Australian
stockbroker sentenced to weekend detention for insider trading
has multiple benign brain tumours and would undergo surgery next
week, a psychiatrist treating him said on Wednesday.
State-appointed psychiatrist Dr Robert Reznik said he had
treated stockbroker Rene Rivkin after Rivkin collapsed and was
rushed to hospital midway through his first weekend behind bars
10 days ago.
Reznik said he had diagnosed hypomania and that subsequent
scans revealed multiple meningioma adjacent to Rivkin's brain.
"All of the medical practitioners treating Mr Rivkin agree
that he should anticipate making a full recovery, but the
surgery involved is delicate and not without risk," Reznik said
in a statement.
Reznik said hypomania, a mild form of mania that can exhibit
symptoms of excessive enthusiasm, can be part of a manic
depressive disorder.
Rivkin, famous for his worry beads, cigars and opulent
lifestyle, was sentenced earlier this month to nine months of
weekend detention and fined A$30,000 ($20,100) after he was
found guilty of insider trading in shares of Australia's
flagship carrier Qantas Airways Ltd.
The Prozac-taking Rivkin has spoken openly in recent weeks
about suffering from depression and has said he has contemplated
suicide.
Reznik said Rivkin had told him he expects to resume his
periodic detention as soon as he receives medical clearance.
Rivkin's lawyer told local media his client would resume his
sentence in about three months.
($1 = A$1.49)
((Reporting by Paul Tait, editing by William Willitts;
[email protected]; Reuters Messaging:
[email protected]; +612 9373-1811))
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