Dr David Kelly's post-mortem results CAN be seen by doctors, Lord Hutton rules

[deminks]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1246258/Dr-David-Kellys-post-mortem-results-CAN-seen-doctors-Lord-Hutton-rules.html

Details of the post-mortem examination into former Government weapons inspector David Kelly may be viewed by doctors seeking an inquest into his death, Lord Hutton said today.
Lord Hutton confirmed he had requested a 70-year gagging order on the material at the conclusion of his inquiry into Dr Kelly's death.

But today he said the purpose of the secrecy order was to avoid the publication of information that might cause distress to Dr Kelly's wife and daughters, and there was no reason why the material should not be shown to the doctors and their legal advisers.

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In it, he said: 'At the conclusion of my inquiry into the death of Dr David Kelly, I requested that the post-mortem report relating to his death should not be disclosed for 70 years as I was concerned that the publication of that report in newspapers, books and magazines would cause his daughters and his wife further and unnecessary distress.

'Much of the material in the post-mortem report had been given in oral evidence in public at the inquiry and substantial parts of that evidence had been set out in my report.

'However, I consider that the disclosure of the report to doctors and their legal advisers for the purposes of legal proceedings would not undermine the protection which I wished to give to Dr Kelly's family, provided that conditions were imposed restricting the use and publication of the report to such proceedings, and I have written to the Ministry of Justice to this effect.'

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[Last Stand]

1. Ruh-roh. Still nothing to see here (in the US anyway)

Won't even show up on the screen over here.

[LeftishBrit]

2. Good. This is something we should all have a right to know.

[secondwind]

3. this man was murdered...I thought that then and I think that now...it wasn't a suicide.

[mopinko]

4. sure, sure that could be it. the widow, the children, sure, sure.

:eyes:

[jgraz]

5. Backpedal Backpedal Backpedal Backpedal Backpedal

:eyes:

[deminks]

6. kick once for the evening.

:kick:

[Canuckistanian]

7. "might cause distress to Dr Kelly's wife" Riiight.

I'm betting his wife wants ANY and ALL medical reports to be released IMMEDIATELY.

Hiding behind Mrs. Kelly is pure cowardice.