UKRIO
Sorry, but you can hardly expect me to be placated by your use of the words
"didn't have time to interview the eyewitnesses". An inquiry is thorough, or it is not. If the CM intervened, then completion of the inquiry after the CM would surely have included independent interviews with the eye-witnesses, even if the CM had previously thrown doubt on the reliability of their testimony. Yes of course the reliability of eyewitness evidence can be problematic, but it should be considered and judged on its merits. I put it to you that the inquiry could not be complete without hearing the evidence, and discussing whether it reliably shed any light on events.
Regards
Ginseng