Company tried to convince police to take action against operator this year, it has emergedThe Post Office tried to use selective positive comments about the reliability of the Horizon IT system from a damning high court judgment to try to get police to review a decision not to launch criminal proceedings against an operator earlier this year, it has emerged.More than 550 post office operators – including Alan Bates and Jo Hamilton who were portrayed in the hit ITV drama on the Horizon IT scandal – were vindicated in 2019 when a 400-page judgment found the faulty system relied upon to secure the convictions was not “remotely robust” and the Post Office agreed to pay £58m to settle the claims. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/14/post-office-horizon-it-system-operator-inquiry
Author : Mark Sweney
Publish date : 2024-10-14 12:31:16
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Post Office picked comments backing Horizon IT system from damning judgment, emails show
