Relatives of British soldiers killed in the Iraq war have called on Iraq Inquiry Head Sir John Chilcot to publish a long-awaited report on UK’s role in the war by the end of this year.
In a letter, the relatives also threatened Chilcot with legal consequences if he fails again to meet the new deadline.
“In the absence of any reasonable, transparent and full explanation why you cannot, we expect you to write to the prime minister within one month with a date for publication, which should be by the end of the year,” the letter reads.
They added that ”by your own admission, now Maxwellization is over. There is nothing to prevent you doing this. If you fail to do so, we will continue with our legal challenge.”
Last week, Chilcot wrote to the Foreign Affairs committee of UK parliament saying the process was complete. He however refused to set a publication date for the report.