Ex-Post Office boss cornered over possible cover-up of Horizon scandal in Inquiry hearing

David Smith faced the music at the Post Office Inquiry today, when he was quizzed on his knowledge of Horizon software defects after the publication of the Ismay report in 2010.

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[sbeasley]

To DELIBERATELY allow innocent people to go to prison is EVIL….these people should go to PRISON.

[petermillican]

Supercilious, pompous and arrogant. You can see the thinly veiled contempt all over him. Disgraceful display.

[davidjames]

*What an appalling, arrogant, utterly deceitful man. He belongs behind bars!* 😠😡🤬

[kevinharker]

He stinks of guilt, his arrogance is mind boggling, you can see how angry this lady is.

[pillowcase]

His body language is flavourful of someone who knows he will never set foot in prison. Lets change that!

[mariewalmsley]

These despicable people need to be arrested and jailed.

[TheSapphire]

He is a barefaced liar, incompetent and disrespectful.

[aficio]

This man is lying. His body language and attitude is appalling!! It’s difficult to find the words.

[redtop]

Those post office executives should be stripped off their pensions and jailed

[Rocky-zvyk]

This should be less of a public enquiry and more of a criminal investigation! What a bunch of bloody, vile liars.

[jameswoods]

Anyone else got a problem with how he spent the entire time lounging in the chair like he resents the questioning and doesnt have any respect for the process

[damianleah]

He’s not even good at lying 🤥. Arrogance personified

[martinheron]

Take their gold plated pensions off them and send them to jail

[paul]

They really need to skip the fiasco of a inquiry and go straight to criminal proceedings to really hold individuals or the company to full account.

[lesleygalpin]

He would rather represent himself as a woefully incompetent CEO than acknowledge responsibility. Abject moral corruption. How do these people face themselves?

[Paragon]

David smith needs to go to jail immediately.

[poundshopcicero]

Arrogance and indifference personified.

[brianmcmanus]

This is an absolute disgrace, an 8th month pregnant woman was jailed leaving her 10 year old son to fend for himself. These people should all get heavy sentences.

[GregoryWhite-gx]

This woman is incredible...great to watch her dismantle the credibility of these witnesses

[plunder]

This man should be in a prison cell today.