A man interrupted the questioning of Tony Blair before a judicial inquiry, shouting Iraqi war crime accusations at the former prime minister, the BBC said on Monday.
The man entered the media press inquiry at the High Court in London from behind the stand where Blair and the judge were seated, and shouted: "this man should be arrested for war crimes. The man is a war criminal," and accused him of being paid by the U.S. banking giant JP Morgan.
Lord Justice Leveson is hearing a case on the link between the press and politicians, ordered by Prime Minister David Cameron, following a phone hacking scandal around the News Corporation and the News of the World newspaper, which was subsequently closed down.
Leveson apologised to Mr Blair and questioned how the man was able to enter the court through what should have been a secure corridor. An investigation was immediately ordered.
Mr Blair said on the record that there was no truth in the allegation made by the protester.
