that the metropolitan police have confirmed that their investigation is very much more broader than perjury and takes into account evidence of potential allegations of fraud against individuals and post office as a corporate entity. the government said £150 million has already been paid out in compensation to more than 3000 people. the law operates independently of politicians, but what we have decided as a government is we re not going to wait until that inquiry concludes before paying out compensation. we want it.so we can do everything we can to get the compensation out quickly to the families who have been terribly wronged. i haven t got that money and i don t know where it s gone! and that list keeps growing. more than 50 new potential victims have come forward in the past week. the post office has again apologised and said it encourages anyone who believes they have been wrongfully convicted to consider an appeal. we are fighting a war. alan bates was the first to appeal, as p
and, you know, it s been hell for a lot of people. this all centres on the horizon it system, which the post office started using in 1999. it led to accusations of theft and false accounting. eventually, it emerged the system was faulty, but not before hundreds of people were prosecuted. the metropolitan police has been investigating possible offences of perjury and perverting the course ofjustice relating to some of the cases. a solicitor acting for some of those involved said the ongoing public inquiry into the scandal has suggested wider questions. and consequently, it s no surprise that the metropolitan police have confirmed that their investigation is very much more broader than perjury and takes into account evidence of potential allegations of fraud against individuals and post office as a corporate entity. the government said £150 million has already been paid out in compensation to more than 3000 people. the law operates independently
it s been 18 years for me. and, you know, it s been hell for a lot of people. this all centres on the horizon it system, which the post office started using in 1999. it led to accusations of theft and false accounting. eventually, it emerged the system was faulty, but not before hundreds of people were prosecuted. the metropolitan police has been investigating possible offences of perjury and perverting the course ofjustice relating to some of the cases. a solicitor acting for some of those involved said the ongoing public inquiry into the scandal has suggested wider questions. and consequently, it s no surprise that the metropolitan police have confirmed that their investigation is very much more broader than perjury and takes into account evidence of potential allegations of fraud against individuals and post office as a corporate entity. the government said £150 million has already been paid out in compensation to more than 3,000 people. the law operates independently