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Post Office inquiry live: Angela van den Bogerd shown letter blaming PO for postmaster's death - BBC News Post Office inquiry live: Angela van den Bogerd shown letter blaming PO for postmaster's death - BBC News
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Jacqueline HowardJacqueline Howard
Reporting from the inquiryReporting from the inquiry
The counsel to the inquiry, Jason Beer KC, has wrapped up his questions for the day, and we now turn to questions from lawyers representing former sub-postmasters. Edward Henry: "You were deliberately supressing the truth."
Chair of the inquiry, Sir Wyn Williams, turns to the lawyers awaiting their turn, and asks them to let him know now whether they have any questions that would "make it necessary or desirable" for him to give Van den Bogerd a warning about self-incrimination. Angela van den Bogerd: "No I would never do that."
One lawyer answers in the affirmative, and so Sir Wyn reminds Van den Bogerd that she is within her right to refuse to answer any question put to her if there is a risk the answer would incriminate her. EH: "You were letting wrongful convictions stand."
It indicates we are about to shift gears here in the inquiry room, and that Van den Bogerd is about to be put under serious pressure. AVDB: "No."
That's just a flavour of the back-and-forth between Henry and Van den Bogerd that went on for the better part of 15 minutes just before.
Henry, who represents a group of wrongfully convicted sub-postmasters and postmistresses, is throwing accusation after accusation at Van den Bogerd, who dismisses each one with a simple "no" or "I disagree" every time.
It's worth remembering Henry's just one lawyer, there are more in the room. How many will be given the chance to ask questions today is unclear but one thing's clear - it's going to long couple of hours for Van den Bogerd when we return from lunch.
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