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The judgement from TFA is available here: https://www.judiciary.uk/judgments/hamilton-others-v-post-office-limited/ https://www.judiciary.uk/judgments/hamilton-
by karatinversion 5y ago
The judgement from TFA is available here: https://www.judiciary.uk/judgments/hamilton-others-v-post-office-limited/ https://www.judiciary.uk/judgments/hamilton-others-v-post-of...
It pains a very bad picture of the Post Office, including:
- an expert witness from Fujitsu, who developed the system, "had been aware of at least two bugs which had affected Horizon Online[...], but had failed to say anything about them or about any Horizon issues in his statements";
- POL arranged a number of conference calls to discuss problems with the system; "instruction was then given that those emails and minutes should be, and have been, destroyed";
- "there was a culture, amongst at least some in positions of responsibility within POL, of seeking to avoid legal obligations when fulfilment of those obligations would be inconvenient and/or costly"
Further, once a number of convictions had been secured, the Post Office then used those convictions in later trials as evidence that the Horizon system was robust and reliable.
All in all, a prima facie criminal conspiracy by the Post Office.