Police are investigating “dozens of people” on the Submit Workplace and Fujitsu, the pinnacle of a nationwide operation has introduced.
A staff of 100 officers nationwide are taking a look at potential suspects and their involvement within the Submit Workplace scandal.
A whole bunch of sub-postmasters have been wrongly prosecuted for stealing from their branches between 1999 and 2015 after defective Horizon software program brought on accounting errors.
A gathering has been held between senior Metropolitan Law enforcement officials and victims, together with Sir Alan Bates.
They have been knowledgeable that officers are at present sifting via at the least 1.5 million paperwork involving hundreds of victims.
Commander Stephen Clayman, main Operation Olympos, stated “dozens” of individuals on the Submit Workplace and Fujitsu have been being investigated.
He added: “We will go where the evidence takes us… our ongoing goal is the pursuit of justice”.
Three folks have been interviewed below warning up to now, with plans to query extra suspects in 2025.
If the Prison Prosecution Service decides that the proof customary is met, any potential trial wouldn’t be till at the least 2027.
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Former sub-postmistress Jess Kaur was wrongly accused of 36 counts of theft from her Submit Workplace in Aldridge within the West Midlands.
She suffered a psychological breakdown and tried to take her personal life in consequence.
Ms Kaur stated it was “quite disgusting” that any trial could be years away however stated she understood that the police want time to correctly examine.
She added, nonetheless, that “hundreds were put behind bars straight away” after they have been falsely accused of stealing from the Submit Workplace.
“We will never know what was going on behind the scenes but it’s all coming out,” she stated.
Officers from police forces throughout the UK and the Nationwide Crime Company are working collectively to research potential crimes.
Commander Stephen Clayman described former sub-postmasters and their households as being “at the heart of this investigation”.
“The scale of the task ahead is unprecedented,” he stated, including that officers are being supported by “cutting-edge technology” to assist work via proof in paperwork.
“I cannot make promises that this will be a fast process. An investigation of this size must continue to be undertaken meticulously and methodically and will take time.
“Nonetheless, I communicate on behalf of our complete staff after I say we’ll strategy it with independence, precision and integrity.”
