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Postmasters prosecuted by CPS while Keir Starmer was in charge

2024-01-11 00:00:00.0 独立报-英国新闻原网页

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Sir Keir Starmer has been dragged into the Post Office scandal after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) revealed it had prosecuted postmasters while the Labour leader was in charge.

The CPS said on Wednesday night that it prosecuted 11 cases that “involved evidence connected to Horizon” – three resulted in convictions while Sir Keir was in charge.

It turns the focus of the scandal to the Labour leader, after days of outrage at former Post Office boss Paula Vennells and Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey.

Labour said Sir Keir was unaware of any cases being prosecuted while he was director of public prosecutions (DPP).

Keir Starmer said the Post Office scandal was a ‘huge injustice’

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Keir Starmer said the Post Office scandal was a ‘huge injustice’

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But he has previously told Sky News that he “carries the can” for mistakes made while he was DPP. It opens the Labour leader up to questions about why he did not intervene in the cases, and attacks over his involvement in the scandal.

Errors made by Horizon software, which was made by tech firm Fujitsu and used by the Post Office, led to the wrongful conviction of more than 700 people over false accounting and theft between 1999 and 2015.

The renewed focus on the scandal follows the recent broadcast of ITV drama, Mr Bates vs the Post Office.

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