Jan 7, 2024
Sunak considers measures to clear all Post Office victims
Measures are being considered by the government to clear hundreds of sub-postmasters who were wrongly convicted in the Post Office Horizon scandal. The Post Office - which is wholly-owned by the government - acted as the prosecutor when it brought the cases against its sub-postmasters and retains a role when those individuals appeal. Asked by Laura Kuenssberg if the Justice Secretary Alex Chalk was looking at whether all those convicted could be exonerated or the Post Office could be stripped of its role, Mr Sunak said: "Obviously, there's legal complexity in all of those things but he is looking at exactly those areas that you've described."It is right that we find every which way we can do to try to make this right for the people who were so wrongfully treated at the time. Last month, a board overseeing compensation called for all Post Office staff wrongly accused of theft and false accounting to have their convictions overturned. Some 54 cases have resulted in convictions being upheld, people being refused permission to appeal, or people withdrawing from the process, according to the Post Office.
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