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Parliament to rush through legislation exonerating Post Office Horizon scandal victims
Former post office workers celebrate outside the Royal Courts of Justice, London, after having their convictions overturned by the Court of Appeal, April 23, 2021
EMERGENCY legislation is to be rushed through parliament exonerating the victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the unprecedented move today as public anger continued to mount over the persecution of innocent postmasters.
The new law will give a blanket acquittal to hundreds of people who were wrongfully convicted of theft or fraud as a result of flawed IT and a subsequent cover-up by bosses.
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