Post Office inquiry latest: 'Can you tell us what you did do?' - lawyer loses patience with ex-boss at inquiry

Today marked Angela van den Bogerd's first time providing evidence about the faulty Horizon system in five years.The former top Post Office executive apologised to wrongly convicted sub-postmasters, saying she was"truly, truly sorry" for the"devastation" caused;

Probed on the fact that the official Post Office line was to deny remote access was possible, Ms van den Bogerd said she"must have missed" the email and insisted it was not a"cover up"; He gave evidence, for example, in the trial of sub-postmistress Seema Misra. She was handed a 15-month prison sentence while eight weeks pregnant in November 2010 after being accused of stealing £74,000.- demanding justice and jail time for those responsible for the scandal ."Gareth Jenkins' credibility as an expert witness is fatally undermined," the inquiry hears the advice from Mr Clarke states.

"So far today you've said you weren't close to many things," he puts to her - to which she argues she only said she wasn't involved in prosecutions. Her sudden disappearance from the company was portrayed in the ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office. She denies this, saying it was about"genuinely getting to the truth, getting under the skin and understanding whether there was any substance to the claims".In the email, Mr Baker details a strategy to merge Second Sight resources with the Post Office, build up the Post Office's credibility and then remove Second Sight"at the right time".

She agrees sub-postmasters were making allegations against the Post Office and its systems, but concedes again that these could never be independently probed."When I saw that for the first time, which I think was this week, I was amazed at the content," Ms van den Bogerd says.Jason Beer KC now turns to a briefing note written to Paula Vennells about the 2013 Second Sight report into Horizon that revealed bugs and errors in the system.

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Former Subpostmaster Sacked by Post Office for Being 'Unmanageable'Alan Bates, a lead campaigner and ex-subpostmaster, was dismissed by the Post Office due to being considered 'unmanageable'. The Horizon IT Inquiry revealed this information during the hearing. A presentation about the Horizon system's integrity, created by a former Post Office manager, highlighted Mr Bates' struggles with accounting. An internal review concluded that his dismissal was the only sensible option. Mr Bates testified about his campaign for justice and accused the Post Office of attempting to discredit him for 23 years. The Post Office has faced criticism following the airing of the ITV drama Mr Bates Vs The Post Office, which focused on the Horizon IT scandal.
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