POST OFFICE SCANDAL: Ex-tech chief outfoxed by prosecutor

Post Office Horizon IT inquiry continues with evidence from Mike Young, former chief of technology and operations services director

Mr Young was pushed on why he didn't inform the board of the glitches with the Horizon software, when it was his job to do so.

The Post Offfice scandal saw more than 900 subpostmasters prosecuted for stealing, based on incorrect information from an IT system known as Horizon.

A long-running inquiry into the issue has been gathering evidence of the failings of the system at the Post Office, after the convictions of hundreds of postmasters were quashed earlier this year.

The Post Office continues to use the system despite heavy criticism over the issues.

Thousands of Post Office subpostmasters said they have still witnessed unexplained problems with Horizon over the past four years, according to a recent survey.


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