{"id":131215,"date":"2024-01-24T21:00:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T21:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/former-scottish-sub-postmaster-has-conviction-quashed-after-two-decade-battle-to-clear-his-name\/"},"modified":"2024-01-24T21:00:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T21:00:27","slug":"former-scottish-sub-postmaster-has-conviction-quashed-after-two-decade-battle-to-clear-his-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/former-scottish-sub-postmaster-has-conviction-quashed-after-two-decade-battle-to-clear-his-name\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Scottish sub-postmaster has conviction quashed after two decade battle to clear his name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/HlvkXIYfVoQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Former Scottish sub-postmaster has conviction quashed after two decade battle to clear his name\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HlvkXIYfVoQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Two weeks ago, we spoke to a Scottish sub-postmaster who considered taking his own life after being wrongly convicted in the Post Office scandal. <\/p>\n<p>Today after fighting to clear his name for almost two decades, Rab Thomson found out that his conviction has been overturned. 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