"Pressure Mounts on Fujitsu to Compensate for Post Office Scandal"
TL;DR
Pressure is mounting on Japan's Fujitsu to pay up to £1 billion in compensation for its role in the UK Post Office scandal, described as one of the worst miscarriages of justice in British history. The scandal involves the faulty Horizon computer software developed by Fujitsu, which led to over 700 postmasters being wrongfully convicted of false accounting and theft. The British government has paid out £138 million in compensation and is calling for Fujitsu to contribute, while there are growing demands for the company to be barred from future government contracts in the UK.
- Calls grow for Japan’s Fujitsu to pay up in Britain’s Post Office scandal South China Morning Post
- Calls grow for Fujitsu to pay for Post Office injustice BBC.com
- UK government urged to review £2bn in Fujitsu contracts amid Horizon scandal The Guardian
- Fujitsu could face 'financial sanctions' over Post Office scandal Financial Times
- Post Office scandal: MP says government must avoid 'knee-jerk' reaction BBC.com
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