Apr 25, 2024
Post Office exec denies cover up over Horizon remote access
Former Post Office executive Angela van den Bogerd has said executives did not "Cover up" knowledge that the computers of sub-postmasters could be accessed remotely. Despite "a slew" of emails referring to the possibility of remote access to the Horizon IT system used in branches, Ms van den Bogerd had not challenged Post Office statements denying a back door, a lawyer said at an inquiry into the scandal. In 2014 Post Office communications professional Melanie Corfield sent an email to several Post Office executives, including Ms van den Bogerd. Mr Beer asked why other Post Office executives had also not picked up on remote access being possible, despite being included in email chains saying it was. Ms van den Bogerd confirmed to Mr Beer that Fujitsu had not been "Transparent" with her and the Post Office, and also agreed that executives had been trying to control the narrative by using the words "Exception or anomaly" to describe bugs or defects in the Horizon system.
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