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UK MPs Demand Accountability from Fujitsu Amid IT Scandal

1/6/2026

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UK MPs criticized Paul Patterson, Fujitsu's European chief, for withholding compensation figures for Post Office Horizon IT victims.
The scandal is a major miscarriage of justice, with over 1,000 subpostmasters wrongly prosecuted.
Patterson said Fujitsu is not a parasite and pledged redress as the inquiry proceeds.
Victims remain awaiting compensation, and MPs press Fujitsu's executives to be accountable.
The inquiry has linked the scandal to over 13 suicides.

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UK MPs criticized Paul Patterson, Fujitsu's European chief, for withholding compensation figures for Post Office Horizon IT victims.
The scandal is a major miscarriage of justice, with over 1,000 subpostmasters wrongly prosecuted.
Patterson said Fujitsu is not a parasite and pledged redress as the inquiry proceeds.
Victims remain awaiting compensation, and MPs press Fujitsu's executives to be accountable.
The inquiry has linked the scandal to over 13 suicides.