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Fujitsu may face repayment demand for Post Office Horizon scandal
Justice secretary Alex Chalk has suggested that Japanese technology giant Fujitsu may have to repay the substantial costs incurred in the Post Office scandal if found culpable, increasing pressure on the company behind the faulty Horizon software.
Chalk indicated that if the ongoing statutory inquiry reveals the extent of incompetence as anticipated, ministers would seek proper recompense on behalf of the taxpayers. The compensation, part...
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