Hutton Inquiry

The Hutton Inquiry was a British judicial inquiry chaired by Lord Hutton, appointed by the British government to investigate the death of a government weapons expert, Dr. David Kelly. The inquiry opened in August 2003 and reported on January 28, 2004. Its terms of reference were to "urgently conduct an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Dr Kelly".

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British - Judicial inquiry - Lord Hutton - David Kelly - August 2003 - January 28 - 2004

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In his report, Hutton began by saying that he was "satisfied that Dr Kelly took his own life". He then concluded that the British Broadcasting Corporation's allegations that the government had knowingly "sexed up" a report into Iraq's weapons of mass destruction — the "September Dossier" — were unfounded. The inquiry's findings prompted the immediate resignation of the BBC's chairman, Gavyn Davies, its Director General (chief executive) Greg Dyke, and the journalist at the centre of the allegations, Andrew Gilligan. Lord Hutton retired as a Law Lord following the report's publication.

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British Broadcasting Corporation - Iraq - Weapons of mass destruction - September Dossier - Chairman - Gavyn Davies - Greg Dyke - Andrew Gilligan - Law Lord

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