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| Post Office inquiry live: Lawyers spar during tetchy exchanges - BBC News | |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| Theo Leggett | Theo Leggett |
| Business correspondent | Business correspondent |
| After facing the deceptively gentle but probing questions | After facing the deceptively gentle but probing questions |
| of the inquiry counsel Jason Beer for the past day and a half, Rodric Williams | of the inquiry counsel Jason Beer for the past day and a half, Rodric Williams |
| is now being interrogated by lawyers for victims of the Post Office scandal. | is now being interrogated by lawyers for victims of the Post Office scandal. |
| First up was Edward Henry KC, on behalf of sub-postmaster | First up was Edward Henry KC, on behalf of sub-postmaster |
| Seema Misra, who was jailed while pregnant in 2010. It took more than a decade | Seema Misra, who was jailed while pregnant in 2010. It took more than a decade |
| for her to clear her name. | for her to clear her name. |
| He did not hold back. Williams was, he said part of a | He did not hold back. Williams was, he said part of a |
| “suppression, obstruction and cover up” of the rights of sub-postmasters | “suppression, obstruction and cover up” of the rights of sub-postmasters |
| appealing their convictions. On one point, he directly accused Williams of lying. | appealing their convictions. On one point, he directly accused Williams of lying. |
| Drawing on a succession of emails, not to mention Williams’ own notes, he suggested that information had been held back | Drawing on a succession of emails, not to mention Williams’ own notes, he suggested that information had been held back |
| deliberately – and that efforts had been made to “drip poison” in the ears of | deliberately – and that efforts had been made to “drip poison” in the ears of |
| the Criminal Cases Review Commission. | the Criminal Cases Review Commission. |
| He insisted that the Post Office lawyer had been aware of | He insisted that the Post Office lawyer had been aware of |
| facts that undermined Misra’s conviction, years before it was overturned. | facts that undermined Misra’s conviction, years before it was overturned. |
| Williams insisted several times that he was not involved | Williams insisted several times that he was not involved |
| in criminal cases – and said he wasn’t sure the information he had would have | in criminal cases – and said he wasn’t sure the information he had would have |
| been enough to quash a conviction. | been enough to quash a conviction. |
| He added that he was deeply sorry to have been associated | He added that he was deeply sorry to have been associated |
| with someone wrongly being sent to prison. | with someone wrongly being sent to prison. |
| “You weren’t associated with it," Henry said. | “You weren’t associated with it," Henry said. |
| “You were in the middle of the web, and you were part of | “You were in the middle of the web, and you were part of |
| it." | it." |
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