NEARLY a quarter of all people questioned in a BBC poll do not believe former Government weapons inspector Dr David Kelly killed himself.
The poll for the corporation found that 23% of people believed Dr Kelly didn't commit suicide, while 39% believed he did and 39% said they did not know.
Dr Kelly was found dead on July 18, 2003 after being named as the possible source of a BBC story on the Government's Iraq weapons dossier.
An inquest was adjourned indefinitely while Lord Hutton held an inquiry. Oxfordshire coroner Nicholas Gardiner concluded in March 2004 that there were "no exceptional reasons" to justify reopening it.
The official account given by the Hutton Inquiry said that Dr Kelly committed suicide by cutting his left wrist. He had also taken an overdose of the painkiller Co-Proxamol.
The poll comes ahead of a three-part BBC Two series, The Conspiracy Files, starting on Sunday, investigating conspiracies into Dr Kelly's death, the World Trade Centre attacks and the Oklahoma City bombing.
The programme on Dr Kelly, to be broadcast on Sunday, February 25, will examine in detail the hours leading up to and immediately after his death.
:: The Gfk NOP poll surveyed 1,000 adults in the UK by telephone between 27-29 October last year.
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J Boy, Manchester (15/02/2007 at 21:05)
PW, Manchester (16/02/2007 at 08:57)
Richard Lewis, Suffolk (16/02/2007 at 12:59)
After having spent some time in Northern Ireland (read into that what you like), I am fully aware of the UK Government 'dirty tricks', involving clandestine operatives.
Mark Hutchby, Oldham (16/02/2007 at 14:06)
People are finally starting to wake up to the truth and no longer believe the lies spun by Goverment and the controlled media
Richard Tobin, Wellingborough (16/02/2007 at 15:34)
It was Mr Blair who called for an urgent inquiry into the death of Dr David Kelly. It was the findings of this inquiry which ultimately supplanted the process of the coroners inquest. Dr Kelly is the only British citizen who has been a single victim of an incident resulting their sudden death and yet not had a coroners inquest return a verdict.
The Hutton inquiry was not the appropriate means by which to conclude the cause of Dr Kelly's death. Lord Hutton's remit was to 'urgently' examine the 'circumstances surrounding' the death of Dr Kelly. An inquiry of this type usually relates to an incident - such as a rail disaster - where individual's cause of death is not so much at question but rather to question the cause of the incident itself. The terms of reference given to Lord Hutton are no wider in their scope.
The coroner, Nicholas Gardiner, should have been allowed to concluded his inquest before the Hutton inquiry commenced. Failing this the coroner should not have subsequently waited for Lord Hutton's findings. His delay in reconvening the coroners inquest anticipated Lord Hutton may drawn a conclusion in his report as to the probable cause of death. Lord Hutton should not have attempted to draw a conclusion as to the cause of death as this was outside of his remit and the "rigours that are normally undertaken at a coroner's inquest simply were not fulfilled" (I quote coroner Dr Michael Powers).
Nothing obvious was to be gained by so very 'urgently' commencing Lord Hutton's inquiry. Indeed it was inappropriate to have urgently commenced the inquiry without the coroner having first confirmed how Dr Kelly died. From the outset this was a prejudicial conclusion of the Hutton inquiry. An inquest's verdict of suicide and murder has to be established beyond reasonable doubt. If the coroner had returned an open verdict the thrust of the Hutton inquiry would have been wholly different or perhaps not occurred at all.
Dave, Mansfield (16/02/2007 at 15:44)
operations to influence populations and war. Add it to those and its apparent its just another state sponsored crime.
Barney, Sussex coast (16/02/2007 at 15:56)
Mary Belsey, London, England (16/02/2007 at 16:14)
Ronnie Lambert, Durham (16/02/2007 at 17:22)
Raschid Al Weissi, Bremen - Germany (16/02/2007 at 17:44)
William, USA (16/02/2007 at 21:47)
Joe, Canada (17/02/2007 at 21:51)
Governments are run by Liars, and should NEVER be believed!!!
Hugh Jones, SWansea (17/02/2007 at 21:56)
judy King, Bedfordshire (18/02/2007 at 08:03)
Andrew, Somerset (18/02/2007 at 09:22)
Richie Conway, Aylesbury, UK (18/02/2007 at 20:47)
I would, however, be quite happy to hear from anyone who does believe that he did.
I have a very nice beachfront property, in the centre of Aylesbury, that I'm looking to sell.
Malcolm, London (19/02/2007 at 11:40)
Also, his body was apparently moved after death.... and nobody is asking "by whom". There are several parts of this story which have been simply ignored by the establishment and media. In fact, when the "inquiry" took place, there was no investigation into whether he killed himself or not... the only question was "did the BBC cause us to go to war?".
Iain B, Manchester (19/02/2007 at 15:49)
That David Kelly killed himself is sad but true.
That Saddam Hussein wanted everyone to believe he did have WMD was part of his brinkmanship and the support from the Western 'anti-war' coalition without any doubt bolstered his feelings of untouchability on that. And it has since been proven when his own generals asked for the weapons on the eve of invasion.
But no it cannot have been Saddams' fascistic regime at fault. Or Kellys own erm 'unusual' beliefs and personal conflicts that were really responsible for his highly disturbed mind and hence his sad suicide.
I'm only surprised none of these schmos above have tried to blame Mossad yet.
Water, Germany (19/02/2007 at 19:40)
R Mackie, Hale (20/02/2007 at 17:54)
Gregory Happy, Manchester (21/02/2007 at 07:15)
david b., merseyside (22/02/2007 at 00:30)
Andrew Kenneally, Cork, Ireland (22/02/2007 at 20:25)
Jim McCracken, UK (23/02/2007 at 13:45)
mike, uk (23/02/2007 at 22:42)
like many conspiracy theories it collapses at the most basic , fundamental question.
Why did a government want to kill a person who was current news, therfore attracting MORE interst in thier activities, not less , and bringing the whole spectre of why is this war fought more powerfully into the spotlight.
Why ?
kill him and make everyone ask questions , have an official enquiry , bring the debate up again and again.. how does this help the autorities.
In fact dr kelly's death was the absolubte opposite of what the Government wanted , which was the story to go away , not run on and on.
Why kill him , it makes no sense.
They were already discrediting and spinning against him.
Kill him and now he's a martyr
discredit him and he's just a fool...