Lisa Nandy asks why nobody has been fired at BBC over Gaza film

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy questioned why no one was expelled in the BBC upon the decision of the Hamas official to publish a Gaza documentary containing his son.

Gaza next week: comes in front of a investigation that is expected to survive in a battle zone with Iplayer in February.

In an interview with The Times, Nandy said, “People must be responsible for the decisions taken” and “bored” until the time taken to perform the review.

A BBC spokesman said in a statement on Saturday that the findings of the investigation will be published as “possible as soon as possible”, but “to follow a comprehensive and appropriate process”.

In February BBC apologized for “serious flaws” In the construction of the program about the lives of children in Gaza, after explaining that the 13 -year -old narrator was the son of the Hamas Minister.

Peter Johnston, Director of Editorial Complaints and Investigations, which BBC reported to the General Manager Tim Davie, independent and directly independent of BBC News.

It is expected to determine whether any editorial guide is broken and whether any disciplinary punishment is needed.

The BBC will also check for a complete expenditure for the program.

Nandy said Davie or BBC President Samir Shah needed a “sufficient explanation” about those who haven’t yet had.

If nobody was fired about the incident, Nandy said he wanted “why not a statement”.

A BBC spokesman said: “The findings of the review will be published as soon as possible.

“As we said before, it is very important that this work is done as quickly as possible, but it should also be comprehensive and follow an appropriate process.”

Last month, BBC decided not to broadcast A separate documentary from another independent production company About doctors working in Gaza because of the worries of impartiality surrounding production. Later, it was released on Channel 4 instead.

Nandy added that the BBC leadership should be “holding on it”. Live Glastonbury Punk-Duo group Bob Vylan’s publication.