Former Post Office boss says he didn’t know they were prosecuting hundreds of subpostmasters

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Two former Post Office and Royal Mail bosses have told the Horizon inquiry they did not know the Post Office was prosecuting hundreds of subpostmasters itself.

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The Inquiry also heard that former managing director Alan Cook had blamed "subbies with their hand in the till" for accounting discrepancies - a phrase he said he would regret for the rest of his life.

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コメント (21)
  • @dereksawle
    Another former POL boss apologising, not because they care, but because they have been caught - sickening
  • @njp100
    I am astounded by the dignity of all the sub postmasters. Completely at odds with those being cross examined.
  • They have obviously realised that the only defence they have left is to say that they are dumb and stupid rather than evil.
  • @ollywright
    It's the CEO's responsibility to know what's going on. If they don't, that's them failing in their responsibilities. They are liable.
  • @poni7373
    It is unthinkable that this wasn’t discussed in board meetings.
  • @janeday9148
    Alan Cook like the other senior Post Office bosses were only interested in their large salaries & large bonuses they chose not to look closely at the horror that was being inflicted on the Sub Postmasters , plus if it's true that a percentage of the money that the Sub Postmasters were told to" pay back" went into the bonuses of senior Management that surely is criminal, it is almost beyond belief the level of casual cruelty & lazy incompetence at the CEO level & our Government is beyond words
  • I'm sorry but I was an ordinary postie in the 70's and I knew the Post Office conducted it's own prosecutions as well as insuring it's own vehicles. So if I knew this as an ordinary posties there is no way a member of senior management didn't know.
  • They don't want fake apologies ,they want justice which means you should be in jail for perverting the course of justice.
  • Him "I can't be more apologetic" Me: How about six months?
  • Anyone applying for a management job at the post office only need to write on their CV, "Happy to lie" and they will be a shoo in.
  • @gherkamum
    Its funny how they didn't not know what was going on.... I just dont believe a word they all say.....How could they sleep at night.
  • @poneill65
    Sorry, there's an error in your video title,.. should read "Ex Post Office Boss is a liar"
  • You look at the face of this post office boss and you see him answering questions with a scowl, as if he is a little God, the boss does not obey the law. The law is for the poor. It laughs in our face!
  • Ignorance is no defense under the law, they should have known therefore they are responsible and should be charged.
  • 3:05 “they should have said something “. That’s trying to blame the victim. The truth is overpaid executives like Crozier couldn’t be bothered to listen.
  • I was aware that there was a problem with the Horizon system so why weren't the suits!
  • They didn't know. They don't recall we are so sorry if you were hurt. .really no accountability .the pain and financial ruin that they cause to people .just freaking ridiculous they should be prosecuted with the same vigor they imposed on their victims
  • Okay then, is Mr Cook giving up any of his capital assets as part of and to back up his apology?????