'Suicide Crossed My Mind' - Post Office Scandal Victim Forced To Declare Bankruptcy Over Legal War
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- Опубліковано 24 вер 2024
- A TalkTV investigation has exclusively revealed the law firm representing the Post Office during the Horizon scandal was paid £37.5m.
London-based Womble Bond Dickinson represented the Post Office against civil class action from former subpostmaster Alan Bates in 2017.
And one victim of the scandal told TalkTV this morning how millions of pounds of taxpayers money were still being thrown at such costs.
Lee Castleton had to declare bankruptcy as a result of his legal battle.
"Four people took their own lives, I admit it crossed my mind too."
Fujitsu’s European boss has described the editing of witness statements to defend the Horizon IT system that were used in the prosecutions of subpostmasters as “shameful”.
Paul Patterson told the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry that he was “surprised” that details of bugs, errors and defects (BEDs) in the scandal-hit software were not included in witness statements for criminal proceedings against subpostmasters.
He admitted that BEDs had existed in the system for “nearly two decades” and said the “vast majority” had been shared with the Post Office contemporaneously, adding that they were “well known to all parties”.
Mr Patterson said Fujitsu staff had known of bugs in the Horizon system since 1999.
He told the hearing that the technology giant had “clearly let society down and the subpostmasters down” as a result of the Horizon scandal.
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Those friends, neighbours, colleagues, who were wrong, who were mislead, should have the humility to apologise also. Sad. So sad.
None of them ever will
It crossed my mind, that in view of the fact that suicides did occur, many lies were told knowingly and blatenly, somewhere is it possible that a Case or Cases could be brought against one or more of those responsible for Corporate Manslaughter?
We as group don't want corporate manslaughter due to fact it be tax payer paying fine to govt . Want actual ppl held accountable
PAULA VENNOM .......and her cronies.....should all be held to account .......
Judicial mistakes do sometimes occur unfortunately!😢
This situation is up there with Iraq war, Libya, Afghanistan's latest debacle, infected blood. Need to sue in the Hague. Criminality totally skewed. Class actions all round. Desperate.
PO knew in 2003 ,2006...The Directors definately knew in 2013 when the insurance company and Directors were informed. The proceedure in court was wrong - the expert amonst other things was supposed to be indepedent [see enq day 84 and 85] not Grareth Griffiths /Mr Davis from Fujitsu. So most judges got it wrong, the prosecution and defence got it wrong for 15-20 years. If a judge does not know the Law then who does??
Womble Bond Dickinson should be made to live rough on Wimbledon Common like the proper Wombles.
People should Boycot this Law Firm as a form of respect to these dreadful Miscarriages of Justice.!
sadly this case is showing on a mass scale what they are also doing to some individuals who are currently in prison yet innocent...For example Asta Juskauskiene was given 24 years which she has served 5 of and yet is innocent...She was in bed sleeping at the time of the murder which was not disputed by the police...there is not one piece of evidence which exists against her yet she was found guilty by a jury...largely due to the CPS the police and a poor defence team along with the fact the prosecution used evidence against her which was untrue and would never pass any evidence test. Sadly this is the standard of some cases in the UK...in my opinion a very unsafe justice system.