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23-04-2021, 10:20 AM
[Thirty nine sub-postmasters who were
wrongly prosecuted by the Post Office
have had their criminal convictions overturned.
The appellants, some of whom were
imprisoned for crimes they never committed,
had been accused of theft and false
accounting because of a faulty computer system.
In court, Sam Stein QC, the barrister
representing several sub-postmasters,
said the scandal had turned
the Post Office "into the nation's most untrustworthy brand".
Between 2000 and 2014, the Post Office
prosecuted more than 700 sub-postmasters,
on average one a week,
after a bug in the computer system
Horizon led to financial shortfalls in branch accounts.
It previously agreed a nearly £58m settlement
with 550 sub-postmasters, but most of that
money went on legal costs and funders.
The barrister who led that civil claim
called today's judgment an
"incredible victory" that could
pave the way for more
substantial compensation.]
A Terrible Example
of Trusting Wrong Computer Error.
As some were sent to Prison.
And had Not Committed any crime.
https://news.sky.com/story/dozens-of-postmasters-accused-of-theft-by-post-office-due-to-faulty-it-system-have-convictions-overturned-12284311
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56859357
wrongly prosecuted by the Post Office
have had their criminal convictions overturned.
The appellants, some of whom were
imprisoned for crimes they never committed,
had been accused of theft and false
accounting because of a faulty computer system.
In court, Sam Stein QC, the barrister
representing several sub-postmasters,
said the scandal had turned
the Post Office "into the nation's most untrustworthy brand".
Between 2000 and 2014, the Post Office
prosecuted more than 700 sub-postmasters,
on average one a week,
after a bug in the computer system
Horizon led to financial shortfalls in branch accounts.
It previously agreed a nearly £58m settlement
with 550 sub-postmasters, but most of that
money went on legal costs and funders.
The barrister who led that civil claim
called today's judgment an
"incredible victory" that could
pave the way for more
substantial compensation.]
A Terrible Example
of Trusting Wrong Computer Error.
As some were sent to Prison.
And had Not Committed any crime.
https://news.sky.com/story/dozens-of-postmasters-accused-of-theft-by-post-office-due-to-faulty-it-system-have-convictions-overturned-12284311
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56859357