Fujitsu admits for first time it should help compensate Post Office victims

European boss says company has ‘moral obligation’ to contribute but exact sum will have to wait until end of inquiry

Fujitsu, the technology company that built the flawed Horizon IT system at the heart of the Post Office scandal, has admitted for the first time that it should contribute to financial redress for victims.

During evidence sessions, at which MPs on the business and trade committee heard that Horizon victims were “falling apart” while waiting for compensation, Fujitsu’s European boss, Paul Patterson, admitted the company had known the IT system was faulty since the 1990s.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More European boss says company has ‘moral obligation’ to contribute but exact sum will have to wait until end of inquiryUK politics live – latest updatesFujitsu, the technology company that built the flawed Horizon IT system at the heart of the Post Office scandal, has admitted for the first time that it should contribute to financial redress for victims.During evidence sessions, at which MPs on the business and trade committee heard that Horizon victims were “falling apart” while waiting for compensation, Fujitsu’s European boss, Paul Patterson, admitted the company had known the IT system was faulty since the 1990s. Continue reading…