BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 22:10:00
This all centres on the horizon it system, which the post office started using in 1999. it led to accusations of theft and false accounting. eventually, it emerged the system was faulty, but not before hundreds of people were prosecuted. expert witnesses from some of the trials were already under investigation for possible perjury. now, the met will consider whether fraud offences were also committed. it is no surprise that the metropolitan police has declared their investigation is much broader than perjury and calls into account potential— than perjury and calls into account potential alle...