Post Office wanted expert witness to alter report

The full versions of Mr Jenkins' draft report - obtained by the BBC - raise new questions about his 2010 testimony as an expert witness and the potential influence of a Post Office lawyer on him. Mr Jenkins' testimony was used in the case against Seema Misra, who served four months in prison. During the ongoing public inquiry into the Post Office scandal, it was agreed that Mr Jenkins meant to say "100%".Mr Tatford wrote in response: "Please rephrase. This will be taken as a damaging concession." Mrs Misra's former solicitor, Issy Hogg, said she was "Surprised" by Mr Tatford's annotations, which she said showed him trying "To shore up" Gareth Jenkins' testimony. "Post Office lawyers have a lot to answer for," said Ms Hogg.In the run-up to the trial she had asked the Post Office legal team for a known-error log - a document made by Fujitsu which recorded errors within Horizon.

Read the full story

 Related companies

Make a complaint about Post Office by viewing their customer service contacts.

•