Kelly's death

Now heat is on BBC, Hoon

14 September 2003, 18:00 PM

AFP, London

An inquiry into the death of weapons expert David Kelly, the source of BBC allegations that the British government "sexed up" intelligence to justify the war on Iraq, will ratchet up the pressure on both the broadcaster and Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon when it resumes this week.

The BBC's director general Greg Dyke and defence intelligence officials are among the witnesses due to appear before Judge Lord Brian Hutton when the hearing resumes Monday after a 10-day break.

Hoon, who last week resisted calls to resign after being criticised by a separate hearing into the way the government used intelligence to try to justify war on Iraq, is also expected to be recalled at some point.

Kelly, a former UN arms inspector, was found dead with a slit wrist in July after being exposed by the Ministry of Defence as the anonymous source of the BBC report in May that Downing Street "sexed up" intelligence on Iraq.