{"id":138049,"date":"2024-02-23T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T12:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/post-office-boss-urged-government-not-to-reverse-the-convictions-of-hundreds-of-sub-postmasters\/"},"modified":"2024-02-23T12:00:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T12:00:14","slug":"post-office-boss-urged-government-not-to-reverse-the-convictions-of-hundreds-of-sub-postmasters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/post-office-boss-urged-government-not-to-reverse-the-convictions-of-hundreds-of-sub-postmasters\/","title":{"rendered":"Post Office boss urged government not to reverse the convictions of hundreds of sub postmasters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/1YRhAp4MAyI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Post Office boss urged government not to reverse the convictions of hundreds of sub postmasters\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1YRhAp4MAyI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Post Office chief executive Nick Read sent the letter to Justice Secretary Alex Chalk last month, a day before the government announced plans to exonerate sub-postmasters caught up in the Horizon scandal.<\/p>\n<p>In it, he informed the Secretary of State for Justice that the Post Office would be &quot;bound to oppose&quot; appeals against at least 369 prosecutions.<\/p>\n<p>In response, the government said it would introduce &quot;safeguards&quot; to avoid &quot;anyone who was rightly convicted&quot; attempting to &quot;take advantage&quot; of the compensation scheme.<\/p>\n<p>Full story: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/post-office-would-stand-by-prosecution-of-more-than-350-sub-postmasters-boss-told-minister-in-letter-13078743<\/p>\n<p>#postoffice #horizon #government <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Post Office chief executive Nick Read sent the letter to Justice Secretary Alex Chalk last month, a day before the government announced plans to exonerate sub-postmasters caught up in the Horizon scandal. 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