Secret tapes obtained by ITV News revealed Chris Aujard was warned by independent investigators of “wrongful and unsafe” guilty pleas.
Secret tapes obtained by ITV News previously revealed Chris Aujard was warned by independent investigators of “wrongful and unsafe” guilty pleas
When asked if anybody in the legal team had told him about bugs, errors or defects in the Horizon IT software, Mr Aujard replied with "no, the opposite".When asked by the judge if he would have needed to know about any issues with the Horizon system, Mr Aujard said "yes, in circumstances that had a legal connection", but that he would have needed to turn to the IT and finance team."Correct," Mr Aujard responded.
Over the last few weeks ITV News has broadcast secret recordings which show just how much people at the top of the Post Office knew about faults with its Horizon IT system - and how long ago. In one of them, its most senior former lawyer is told by independent investigators that the Post Office had pressured sub-postmasters into pleading guilty to crimes they didn't commit. He's also told that the Post Office has potentially misled the courts. Hundreds of innocent people were convicted.
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