{"id":204672,"date":"2024-12-17T18:05:07","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T18:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/post-office-inquiry-some-witnesses-driven-by-self-preservation-vennells-laywer-says\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T18:05:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T18:05:07","slug":"post-office-inquiry-some-witnesses-driven-by-self-preservation-vennells-laywer-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/post-office-inquiry-some-witnesses-driven-by-self-preservation-vennells-laywer-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Post Office inquiry: some witnesses driven by &#8216;self-preservation&#8217;, Vennells&#8217; laywer says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/-hBxBXUu0f8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Post Office inquiry: some witnesses driven by 'self-preservation', Vennells' laywer says\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-hBxBXUu0f8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Samantha Leek KC asked the Horizon IT inquiry to treat some witnesses&#8217; evidence &#8216;cautiously&#8217;, arguing that they were trying to scapegoat her client. 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