ofjapan s fujitsu which made it look as though money was missing from their branches. later today, fujitsu will give evidence for the first time at a public inquiry that s taking place in london. the bbc s mariko 0i has more. it s been dubbed one of the most widespread miscarriages ofjustice in uk history, hundreds of post office managers wrongly convicted when money went missing in their accounts. they say faulty accounting software developed by a uk subsidiary of japan s fujitsu was to blame. but in its home market, hardly anyone, even a former president whom we spoke to, has heard of the scandal. this may be partly because after fujitsu s massive expansion overseas, it s claimed that japanese bosses didn t get too involved in the day to day operations of their foreign subsidiaries.
later today, fujitsu will give evidence for the first time at a public inquiry that s taking place in london. the bbc s mariko oi has more. it s been dubbed one of the most widespread miscarriages ofjustice in uk history, hundreds of post office managers wrongly convicted when money went missing in their accounts. they say faulty accounting software developed by a uk subsidiary of japan s fujitsu was to blame. but in its home market, hardly anyone, even a former president whom we spoke to, has heard of the scandal. this may be partly because after fujitsu s massive expansion overseas, it s claimed that japanese bosses didn t get too involved in the day to day operations of their foreign subsidiaries. translation: there was no strong governance in fujitsu headquarters. for things like management and software development services, operations were kept separate, so the local way of doing business continued.
he was arrested and charged with stealing £208,000. from this day, that cell door slamming behind me. very, very hard, you know you ve not done anything. i ve always said it s not like i got three years, three months, it feels like to me, i ve got 14 yearjail sentence because i m still trying to clear my name. he had three children under ten, and his sentence is thought to be the longest of anyone involved in this scandal because he stuck to his not guilty plea. it s so heartbreaking to hear his story and the impact that it s had on his whole family through these years. and what s almost more unbelievable and why this story is beginning to feel familiar is that he isn t alone. 706 former post office managers were convicted for crimes they didn t commit. slowly, those convictions are being overturned. 72 so far, but thousands more post office staff lost huge sums of money. so it s the government who are stepping in and footing the bill for compensation.
in nightclubs will be scrapped from tomorrow. one family s long quest forjustice tomorrow. one family s long quest for justice as the tomorrow. one family s long quest forjustice as the inquiry opens into hell hundreds of post office managers were wrongfully convicted for theft. managers were wrongfully convicted fortheft. managers were wrongfully convicted for theft. into how hundreds of post office managers. the mother of caroline flack has criticised the metropolitan police for their decision to charge her daughter with assault which she believes contributed to her suicide two years ago. the bbc understands the police watchdog has now ordered the met to investigate their decision to push for the prosecution of the presenter. mrs flack claims the police treated her daughter differently because of her celebrity status. tomorrow marks the second anniversary of her death. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. the wait is finally over! caroline flack. we watched her on sc