"The Sun" Denies Scandal Involved

LONDON - Tabloid The Sun has denied it is unethical to access medical records of the son of former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Fraser Brown, who suffered from cystic fibrosis.

Tabloid under treasurer News International, a subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, said that a member of the community have told them about the condition of cystic fibrosis disease suffered by Fraser Brown. Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease associated exocrine glands that usually appears in childhood and affects mainly the system of the pancreas, respiratory, and sweat glands. The disease is characterized by production of abnormally viscous mucus by the affected glands, usually resulting in chronic respiratory infections and impaired pancreatic function.

News International was denied access to medical records of Gordon Brown's son, who when the news emerged in 2006 was four months old, and insisted that The Sun knew the child was suffering from cystic fibrosis from a community member.

Alleged abuses revealed by The Sun's The Guardian, Monday. According to the Guardian, editor of The Sun when it was, Rebekah Brooks, who now serves as chief executive of News International, called Brown in 2006 to inform that they will make a report about her son who suffered from cystic fibrosis. Brown later said, the call made him "cry" because he wanted to suffer their children to be something personal.

It encourages the development of The Sun issued a statement Tuesday night saying, "We do not access medical records of their son, we also do not pay anyone to do that. Reports in The Sun about Brown's son from a community member whose family also had cystic fibrosis . "

News International said the man had come to The Sun volunteered because he wanted to highlight the suffering of people with the disease. Tabloid added that he had provided "a written oath" that ensure the truth of the information.

A spokesman for The Guardian News & Media said, "The Guardian reports on News International's target Gordon Brown declared that" details about her baby son's medical records obtained by The Sun, which published a report on the child's serious illness. We do not determine who obtain personal information was or how it is up to the Sun, but their decision (Sun) to publish the story was obviously caused Gordon Brown and his family were experiencing grief. "

Gordon Brown said Tuesday, "I can not think of any legal way that a child's medical condition can be incorporated into public spaces unless your doctor or family made public statements made that statement."

Scottish Health Secretary, Nicola Sturgeon, said NHS Lothian, who runs the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, where Fraser Brown was born, ready to launch an investigation about how the medical records were leaked to the media. Sturgeon says, the medical director of NHS Lothian, ready to investigate whether a violation has occurred.