Former Post Office IT chief that Horizon inquiry insisted couldn't be found speaks out
dailyrecord.co.ukThe former Post Office IT chief that the inquiry into the Horizon scandal insisted could not be found has spoken out after being tracked down by our sister publication the Mirror.Mike Young accused ex-CEO Paula Vennells of trying to shift the blame for the wrongful convictions of subpostmasters over missing cash later blamed on the faulty Horizon IT system.He also insisted it would have been easy for the inquiry to find him and said he would give evidence.
Ms Vennells last week told it Mr Young was one of five people responsible for the scandal.Mr Young said: “Paula needs an out.
She’s using me and four others. Hey, she’s got to do what she thinks is right for her. She was the CEO. My phone number and my email has remained the same for 35 years.
I’m not hiding anywhere, I’ve got nothing to hide from.”Mr Young ran computer systems for the Post Office from 2008 to 2012, during which time some postmasters were wrongly prosecuted for stealing.But he insisted: “I don’t bear any responsibility for the Post Office scandal.
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