British Post Office Scandal

[El Cid]

7 hours ago, ECCOnoob said:

Oh really.   In your expert opinion then - just how long do you think it should take to thoroughly complete an Inquiry of events stretching back 20+ years, involving tens of thousands of documents and witness testimony from potentially 120 or more witnesses based on current discovery. 

 

Do you recall other enquireries, they are generally just a white wash.

There has been talk of a fundraiser and private prosecutions of the wrong doers, because the police are using the enquirery as an excuse not to prosecute.

If the PO, still, can prosecute post masters themselves, then a fundraiser will help to prosecute those in charge.

[altus]

59 minutes ago, El Cid said:

Do you recall other enquireries, they are generally just a white wash.

There has been talk of a fundraiser and private prosecutions of the wrong doers, because the police are using the enquirery as an excuse not to prosecute.

If the PO, still, can prosecute post masters themselves, then a fundraiser will help to prosecute those in charge.

I suspect the Post Office will find it very difficult to bring prosecutions themselves now. If they tried, the first thing any defence lawyer would do is point to their misuse of their powers and request that any prosecution should be brought by the CPS rather than POL. After all, if there is a reasonable prospect of a case to answer, the CPS would be happy to prosecute.

[El Cid]

14 minutes ago, altus said:

I suspect the Post Office will find it very difficult to bring prosecutions themselves now. If they tried, the first thing any defence lawyer would do is point to their misuse of their powers and request that any prosecution should be brought by the CPS rather than POL. After all, if there is a reasonable prospect of a case to answer, the CPS would be happy to prosecute.

Not sure you understood, it is the post masters prosecuting those that lied against them, turning the tables.

[El Cid]

After watching some of the questioning on the BBC in the PO investigation, the questions are very good, the PO staff answering are doing their best not to remember what happened.

Is anyone else watching?

[altus]

16 hours ago, El Cid said:

After watching some of the questioning on the BBC in the PO investigation, the questions are very good, the PO staff answering are doing their best not to remember what happened.

Is anyone else watching?

The PO staff definitely seem to be preparing the groundwork for an 'I was incompetent' defence ahead of any police investigations.

[Baron99]

On 18/04/2024 at 21:44, El Cid said:

After watching some of the questioning on the BBC in the PO investigation, the questions are very good, the PO staff answering are doing their best not to remember what happened.

Is anyone else watching?

The bits I've seen on the news are fascinating.   

 

Top PO lawyer, (presumably highly paid to check documents), and 'others', (so there's a team of incompetents?), failed to spot important info on the Horizon system being able to be accessed remotely? 

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68855686

 

Any of this info could have exonerated Sub-Postmasters & stop others from being gaoled years later.  There also the sinister aspect of people being told to shread info.  Hmmm? 

[El Cid]

The blood scandal report is out today, how many are prosecuted in that will be followed by the Post Office. 

Will it be zero? 

[Beechwood_S6]

1 hour ago, El Cid said:

The blood scandal report is out today, how many are prosecuted in that will be followed by the Post Office. 

Will it be zero? 

always zero from the elite mob........... someone  lower down the food chain might be possibly sacrificed 

[The_DADDY]

12 minutes ago, Beechwood_S6 said:

always zero from the elite mob........... someone  lower down the food chain might be possibly sacrificed 

My bold.

Ain't that the truth. Same with war, elites never send their kids. It's always the surfs. 

[altus]

Update on Police investigations into this - Post Office scandal: Police to deploy 80 detectives for criminal inquiry:

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Police are planning to deploy 80 detectives for their criminal inquiry into the Post Office scandal, the Guardian has learned, but victims will face a long wait to discover if charges will follow.

 

The investigation will examine potential offences of perjury, and perverting the course of justice by Post Office senior leaders as well as the tech company Fujitsu.