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We're now in June 2012. Emma Simpson
Blake shows us a proposal from investigators Second Sight to carry out an independent review of past fraud and theft cases to determine whether facts supported charges that had been brought forward against individuals. Reporting from the Post Office Inquiry
Blake asks Crichton if the proposal would look at individual cases. Susan Crichton has been talking about her role when she joined the Post
"Correct," she replies. Office in 2010 as head of legal, telling the inquiry she was trying to
In the proposal from 2012, Second Sight said it would study and selectively test the Horizon IT system in order to find any "black hole" or defect in the programme. understand the process.
She was no expert in criminal law.
The Post
Office needed a technically strong and highly-commercial lawyer, ahead of the
split with Royal Mail.
By June 2012, she was concerned about going ahead
with criminal cases - where Horizon issues were being raised by
sub-postmasters - with an independent review starting to happen.
Crichton wanted them ceased
but there is no email evidence so far of her raising any concerns with anyone - and she
can’t remember what she exactly said or did.
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