Northern Ireland Department of Justice quashes Horizon IT scandal wrongful convictions, impacting 26 subpostmasters/mistresses.
The Northern Ireland Department of Justice has quashed wrongful convictions linked to the Horizon IT scandal, affecting around 26 subpostmasters and subpostmistresses. The Post Office (Horizon System) Act 2024, enacted in May, addresses these injustices stemming from faulty accounting software that led to over 700 wrongful prosecutions across the UK from 1999 to 2015. Affected individuals are being contacted for redress.
September 23, 2024
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