Post Office inquiry live updates: Inquiry to hear from former investigator - BBC News
Post Office inquiry live updates: Inquiry to hear from former investigator - BBC News
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The Post Office inquiry heard from two former executives at the company, with their evidence focusing largely on what they knew about the Horizon IT system. Let’s take a look at what they said:
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David Miller, a former managing director of the Post Office, said he regretted a "missed opportunity" in 2004 when he did not read a report by an IT expert (ordered in the case of former sub-postmistress Julie Wolstenholme) which found Horizon to be "clearly defective" - acknowledging that if he had done so he could have taken action to address the issues
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A lawyer representing a group of sub-postmasters asked Miller if he was "incompetent" or "lying through [his] teeth" about not having read the report - he denied he was lying
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Minutes of a meeting in 1999 showed that Miller had told the board that Horizon was "robust" - despite issues having already been flagged - something he conceded he should not have said
David Mills, who took over as CEO in 2002 and left at the end of 2005, acknowledged the Horizon system was integral to how the Post Office was operating during his tenure, saying it would have been "crisis mode" if the company had to go back to the drawing board on the system
He highlighted serious financial challenges facing the Post Office when he was CEO, saying he inherited a "burning ship" and that his priority at the time was saving the business
Mills said he was not aware the Post Office could prosecute its workers until almost the end of his time there
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