Former lawyer for PO has been accused of lying

A former lawyer for the Post Office has been accused of lying about the existence of a bug in the Horizon IT system, which would have explained shortfalls in Post Office branch accounts.

Jarnail Singh was sent a report identifying the glitch, but did not disclose it during the trial of a former subpostmistress who was later jailed for theft.

Mr Singh told the Post Office Inquiry he hadn't been aware of the report.

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