UK Prime Minister Vows Swift Justice for Wrongly Convicted Post Office Managers in Landmark Legislation
LONDON, UK – In response to mounting national outrage over a major miscarriage of justice, the British government plans to utilize new legislation to overturn the wrongful convictions of hundreds of Post Office managers, announced Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday. The scandal, involving hundreds of self-employed sub-postmasters who were convicted of theft, fraud, and false accounting, unfolded between 1999 and 2015. Faulty software had erroneously indicated substantial amounts missing from branch accounts, leading to devastating consequences for the individuals involved. The public outcry for justice has intensified since the airing of a television dramatization … Read more