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Post Office inquiry live: Angela van den Bogerd shown letter blaming PO for postmaster's death - BBC News | |
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Questioning remains on the money that was given to Martin Griffiths's family, on the condition of keeping quiet about his death in 2013. | |
"[Confidentiality] was important for Rodric," Angela van den Bogerd says, adding that she wasn't involved in the initial settlement agreement. | |
Rodric refers to Rodric Williams, a Post Office lawyer, who van den Bogerd say says was involved in Griffiths's wife, Gina, agreeing to "staged payments" in return for her "maintaining confidentiality". | |
Pressed by Beer, she says it was Williams's idea to insist the Griffiths family wouldn't get any more money if they didn't keep quiet. | |
At this point, inquiry chair Wyn Williams intervenes to clarify that it was Williams who wanted to include a clause to this effect. Van den Bogerd confirms that's what she means. | |
She says that she approved the clause Williams added because she was advised to, adding: "My concern at the time was to facilitating that payment to Gina. I felt that I had done as much as I could to help the family financially." | |
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