the Hutton Inquiry
/ðə ˈhʌtn ɪnkwaɪəri/
/ðə ˈhʌtn ɪnkwəri/, /ðə ˈhʌtn ɪnkwaɪəri/
- an inquiry (2003-04) set up by the British government and led by Lord Hutton, a retired Law Lord, to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a government scientist, Dr David Kelly, in 2003. After interviewing members of the government, experts and journalists, Lord Hutton's report said it was likely that Dr Kelly had killed himself because of the pressure he was under after talking to a BBC journalist about the government's reasons for becoming involved in the war in Iraq. The report criticized the government and especially the BBC for the way the situation was dealt with and, as a result, the Chairman of the BBC, Gavyn Davies, and the Director-General of the BBC, Greg Dyke, left their jobs.
赫顿调查：由英国政府退休的赫顿勋爵（Lord Hutton）领导，由英国政府发起的调查（2003-04），调查有关政府科学家David Kelly博士于2003年去世的情况。关于政府，专家和记者，赫顿勋爵的报告说，凯利博士很可能是在与BBC记者谈及政府介入伊拉克战争的原因后承受的压力而自杀身亡。该报告批评了政府，特别是英国广播公司（BBC）处理这种情况的方式，结果，英国广播公司董事长加文·戴维斯和英国广播公司总干事格雷格·戴克辞职。