The Post Office scandal and the broken system that caused it
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 17 October 2022
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
The second stage of the inquiry into the Post Office scandal begins this week, focusing on the computer system at the centre of the story. How much did the Post Office know about problems with its IT system while it prosecuted its staff?
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| 0:35.4 | It is one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in UK history |
| 0:39.4 | and it is still far from resolved. |
| 0:42.0 | 700 people were prosecuted by the company they worked for |
| 0:46.2 | based on information provided by a system that was defective. |
| 0:50.2 | This is a story of a powerful institution |
| 0:53.4 | and of the ruined lives of those who worked for it. |
| 0:56.6 | After the post office blamed its own sub-postmasters for stealing. |
| 1:03.6 | Many of whom got jail sentences. |
| 1:06.2 | I was a wasn't impression like why somebody was sending me to the prison |
| 1:10.0 | for the crime I never committed. |
| 1:12.0 | The jury came back with a word of guilty. |
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