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Post Office inquiry live updates: Angela van den Bogerd 'does not recall' being told IT firm could access accounts - BBC News Post Office inquiry live updates: Angela van den Bogerd 'does not recall' being told IT firm could access accounts - BBC News
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Zoe Conway Peter Ruddick
Employment correspondent, reporting from the inquiry Business reporter
Lead Counsel Jason Beer We expected this to be a difficult day of questioning for Angela van den Bogerd, who was a senior director in the Post Office, and so it proved.
doesn't do sarcasm. His questioning is pretty straight. In between the "I don't recall" statements there were some key revelations:
But this afternoon a When it comes to remote access of the Horizon IT system, a key email was missed in 2010. That led to a litany of misleading or incorrect statements, to sub-postmasters, the media and, arguably, the High Court
hint of mockery crept into his voice. Perhaps he couldn't help it. Despite being aware of "rumblings" of complaints, van den Bogerd claimed she had no proper knowledge of Horizon "bugs" until 2013. She did admit it looked like the Post Office had been trying to "control the narrative" by not using the word "bug"
''You She expressed disbelief at a new document for the inquiry suggesting a Post Office strategy to replace forensic accountancy firm Second Sight, who exposed bugs in its IT system, with an internal process
weren't close to many things,'' he put to Angela van den Bogerd as she yet again At a couple of points today, Jason Beer KC, counsel to the inquiry, seemed incredulous at the repeated claim that she was "not involved" in various areas. He even asked: "Can you tell us what you did do?"
explained how she wasn't involved in a key decision the Post Office made about Things are only likely to get tougher tomorrow when lawyers for the sub-postmasters themselves get to ask questions.
it's handling of the Horizon scandal.
''What were you doing at this time?'' he
asked her.
In the breaks, over cups
of tea, sub postmasters have been wondering aloud just how the woman they blame
for causing them so much suffering will be held to account.
She has been
accused by the inquiry of making false statements about her knowledge about the
remote access issue (how Fujitsu could access sub postmasters accounts without
their knowledge).
But Jason Beer is still building his argument. She is back on
the stand tomorrow when it could become much clearer how much responsibility
she bears for this scandal.
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