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BBC News | King told me Post Office scandal was 'dreadful', says oldest victim AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Betty Brown, the 93‑year‑old who was the oldest surviving victim of the Post Office Horizon scandal, said King Charles III told her the wrongful prosecutions of sub‑postmasters were “a dreadful thing” that “should never have happened” when she received her OBE at Windsor Castle. Brown, whose branch in County Durham was forced to close after the faulty Horizon system falsely implicated her in theft, appealed to the monarch to urge the prime minister to pursue police investigations and bring those responsible to justice. She dedicated her honour to the many sub‑postmasters who suffered loss and highlighted that, despite a £1.5 billion redress scheme, victims have received little compensation and the criminal inquiry risks further delays without additional funding. Her meeting with the king underscored the ongoing call for accountability in what has been described as one of the widest miscarriages of justice in British legal history. Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czr2dlerv0zo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss #KingCharles #BettyBrown #PostOffice #Horizon #BritishGovernment #CharlesIII

BBC News | Post Office investigation could be delayed by five years, police warn AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. The police chiefs warn that the national investigation into the Post Office Horizon IT scandal could be delayed by up to five years unless it receives millions of pounds in additional funding, as the team needed to double from 111 to 210 detectives to meet a deadline for filing prosecution files by late next year or early 2028. The Horizon system, in use since 1999, falsely recorded accounting shortfalls that led to more than 900 wrongful prosecutions of sub‑postmasters, many of whom suffered imprisonment, financial ruin, or even death while awaiting justice. Operation Olympos, launched in 2020 and now a joint effort of the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the Metropolitan Police Service, is funded mainly by individual forces with a Home Office grant of £2.8 million—far short of the £19.3 million required for the current year. investigators are handling around eight million documents, have interviewed seven new suspects this year (bringing the total to 13 of the 53 under investigation), and stress that robust evidence is essential before bringing charges. A government spokesperson acknowledges the injustice and says the authorities are considering further funding, while victims like sub‑postmaster Seema Misra criticize the disparity between resources spent on lawyers and the lack of support for those harmed. Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2422y4ldymo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss #PostOffice #StephenClayman #HomeOffice #OperationOlympos #Horizon #SeemaMisra

Democrats Urge USPS to Defy Trump Order Undermining Voting Rights. https://newrepublic.com/post/209472/democrats-donald-trump-usps-mail-in-voting-rights?utm_source=Threads&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SF_TNR #uspol #democracy #postoffice