Post Office plan to sack Horizon IT reviewer kept secret, documents reveal

Re:Post Office plan to sack Horizon IT reviewer kept secret,... by yrro on Friday January 26, 2024 @05:41AM (#39141099)

> People were sent to jail on the basis of a single number spat out from a black box called Horizon.

Something also has to be done about the unjust consequences of plea bargaining. Many were convicted on the basis that they admitted to crimes that they did not commit.

I think we also have to get rid of Magistrate's courts and private prosecutions. It's ridiculous that these still exist in a modern state that operates under the presumption of the rule of law.

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Re:Post Office plan to sack Horizon IT reviewer kept secret,... by Mvandenbergh on Friday January 26, 2024 @08:39AM (#39142466)

Plea bargains are heavily restricted in the UK and many of these cases were heard in Crown courts. I agree about getting rid of private prosecutions though.

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Re:Post Office plan to sack Horizon IT reviewer kept secret,... by bokononon on Friday January 26, 2024 @06:58AM (#39141658)

The postmasters' lawyers have to be put in front of the Inquiry for this utter deriliction of duty.

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Re:Post Office plan to sack Horizon IT reviewer kept secret,... by thinkingemote on Friday January 26, 2024 @07:43AM (#39142008)

Many of them have done. Most have either said I don't remember or I was only following orders from above. A few might make the concession that they were misled.

One exception would be one barrister who it seemed to be to express genuine regret. Even he said he was in denial for a long time and only came to the realisation recently.

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Re:Post Office plan to sack Horizon IT reviewer kept secret,... by pfdietz on Friday January 26, 2024 @10:00AM (#39143354)

> I was only following orders from above

Nuremberg has entered the chat.

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Re:Post Office plan to sack Horizon IT reviewer kept secret,... by actionfromafar on Friday January 26, 2024 @06:58AM (#39141653)

The UK is modern in a sense of course but it's really archaic when it comes to jurisdiction.

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