The Horizon IT system led to numerous discrepancies in branch accounts, wrongly implicating subpostmasters in missing money. This ongoing scandal from 1999 to 2015 is regarded as a significant injustice in the UK legal system.
Alan Bates, founder of the Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance, took the Post Office to the High Court with 555 subpostmasters. Over 100 convictions were overturned, highlighting the severity of the Horizon IT issue.
Bates's testimony in the inquiry's phases focusing on governance and redress sheds light on how the Post Office and others responded to the Horizon IT debacle. He remains vocal in urging the Government to provide compensation promptly.
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