Kelly 助言者: ignore the rumours

An American who became David Kelly's spiritual 助言者 has 勧めるd the public to ignore the "rumours and innuendoes" surrounding his life and 許す the 調査 into his 自殺 to continue.

Mai Pederson, 43, said the 武器s 専門家 had been a man of impeccable honour who had been "全く 充てるd to his family".

She 述べるd herself as a family friend, but said she did not 解任する having personal 接触する with him in the final weeks before his death.

報告（する）／憶測s have 示唆するd that Ms Pederson may be called to give 証拠 before the Hutton 調査.

But in a 声明, 解放（する）d by her lawyer in Washington, she said: "I cannot imagine that I have any （警察などへの）密告，告訴（状） that is 関連した or enlightening to these 悲劇の circumstances."

Ms Pederson, who introduced Dr Kelly to the Baha'i 約束, said she had been "shocked and saddened" to hear of his death.

"To me, he was a true 人道的な 献身的な to the betterment of all humankind and 平和的な 決意／決議, one who sought the truth, and an individual 全く 充てるd to his family.

"I truly hope that the public will 許す the British 当局 to 調査／捜査する these events as 完全に and expeditiously as possible, and not distract them with rumours and innuendoes."

Ms Pederson, an Arab-American 軍の linguist, is said to have met Dr Kelly five years ago while working as his 翻訳家 during a 国際連合 武器 査察 使節団 to Iraq.

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