The hero who emerged from the shocking Post Office scandal whose story was turned into an ITV drama has been gifted the trip of a lifetime as he was surprised on This Morning.
Alan Bates fought for the truth for staff investigated and prosecuted over the Horizon scandal. The Horizon IT system is accounting software, owned by Japanese company Fujitsu, which saw accounts automated after subpostmasters entered their sales figures via a touchscreen.
Subpostmasters later started experiencing unexplained shortfalls in their accounts and were liable for losses under their contract with the Post Office.
The Post Office ordered subpostmasters to pay back the money that was lost and were told they could face prosecution if they did not comply.
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