The latest phase of the inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal, which held its last session on Tuesday, has hosted a parade of executives from the Post Office and software-developer Fujitsu, as well as government officials and ministers – all trying to account for what many call the worst miscarriage of justice in UK legal history.
After the previous tranche of hearings culminated in May with the tearful testimony of former Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells, June and July’s sessions have added to a picture of cover-ups, missed opportunities for action and a toxic culture of secrecy that protracted the plight of the hundreds of wrongly prosecuted branch owner-operators seeking justice.
