"Fujitsu's Role in Post Office Scandal: Boss Admits 'Shameful' Omissions"
TL;DR
The boss of Fujitsu's European arm, Paul Patterson, admitted to letting down society and sub-postmasters for the company's role in the Post Office scandal involving faulty Horizon software. Fujitsu has apologized and expressed willingness to engage with the government on compensation for affected sub-postmasters. The scandal led to wrongful convictions and a new law to exonerate victims. The statutory inquiry aims to provide a public summary of the failings with the Horizon IT system at the Post Office.
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- Fujitsu boss: We let society down over Post Office role BBC.com
- Post office inquiry: Fujitsu manager called bankrupted subpostmaster 'nasty chap' The Independent
- Japan's Fujitsu says it will cooperate with UK government over Post Office scandal Reuters UK
- Fujitsu will never be held accountable for the Post Office scandal. It is too important to this government The Guardian
- Post office scandal: Fujitsu boss admits 'shameful' omissions during inquiry The Telegraph
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