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Wronged UK Postmasters To Have Convictions Quashed

Many wronged subpostmasters ended up bankrupt and shunned by their communities. Some were jailed (Credit: AFP)

Hundreds of UK subpostmasters wrongly prosecuted for dishonesty due to a faulty software scandal will have their convictions automatically quashed, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's office said on Wednesday.

The blanket exonerations for offences including theft and false accounting will be made possible through new legislation being introduced in parliament.

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