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Princess Diana Scandal: BBC Commissions Investigation Into Martin Bashir’s Rehiring, Report Next Week
Naman Ramachandran The BBC has commissioned an investigation, led by former BBC director of nations and regions Ken MacQuarrie, into the circumstances under which Martin Bashir was rehired by the corporation in 2016.Bashir left the BBC in 1999, four years after the scandalous 1995 interview with Princess Diana on the “Panorama” program, which an enquiry by Lord Dyson found was obtained by him by deceit. Speaking on the BBC’s Radio 4 “Today” show on Tuesday, BBC director general Tim Davie said, “We’re interviewing people, getting the documents and we should be able to publish something next week.” Bashir left the BBC and joined rival broadcaster ITV in 1999.
