Post Office threatened legal action over missing Horizon data
The revelation came to light last week during the ongoing public inquiry into the Horizon scandal. The case, which unfolded between 1999 and 2015, resulted in the wrongful convictions of many sub-postmasters due to flawed evidence originating from Fujitsu’s Horizon accounting system. The malfunctioning software falsely showed discrepancies in branch finances, leading to severe consequences. …