Post Office Inquiry Reveals Efforts to Downplay Horizon System Faults

Former Post Office employee Graham Ward's testimony highlights attempts to minimize prosecution and alter witness statements amid Horizon system scrutiny.

• Graham Ward, a former Post Office security team manager, expressed concerns over the decision to reduce prosecutions while the Horizon system was under investigation.
• Ward apologized for suggesting alterations to a Fujitsu engineer's witness statement to deflect blame from the Horizon system for subpostmasters' shortfalls.
• The inquiry into the Post Office Horizon IT system uncovers internal efforts to maintain the appearance of the system's reliability despite known issues.
• Ward's testimony reveals a conflict between the need to uphold justice and the desire to protect the Post Office and Fujitsu's interests.
• Over 700 subpostmasters were prosecuted due to the faulty Horizon accounting software, leading to a national outcry and demands for compensation.

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