Police are looking into claims of corporate manslaughter in connection with the long-running Post Office issue.The investigation is a big step forward in the fight to make businesses and people pay for the awful things that happened to hundreds of sub-postmasters who were falsely accused because of bad Horizon IT data.
The criminal investigation is getting bigger, which shows that more and more people want justice after years of false convictions, lost money, and emotional pain for the victims.
The police are also looking into whether the Post Office's mistakes and bad decisions may have caused serious injuries, such as cases where victims' health got worse and some people sadly died.
People being charged with corporate manslaughter shows how bad things are and how much people want to be held accountable.
The Claims Are About Problems with Horizon IT
Fujitsu's Horizon computer system, which caused a lot of problems, gave out wrong information that falsely accused sub-postmasters of stealing and cheating on their accounts.The Post Office went ahead with prosecutions even though there were many warnings and confirmations of worries.A lot of people who were charged were found guilty unfairly, lost all their money, and had serious mental health issues.
People who don't like these failures have been saying for a long time that the effects go beyond just losing money.
