Horizon lawyer says Scotland 'lagging behind' in race to exonerate wronged sub-postmasters

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A lawyer representing hundreds of Horizon victims says Scotland is “lagging behind” in the race to exonerate wronged sub-postmasters as convicted Scots face court again today.David Enright - whose firm represents 200 victims - said the First Minister’s dramatic pledge that everyone convicted as part of the Post Office scandal will be cleared “changes nothing” until justice is served.He said Scots heading back to court on Friday in a bid to overturn decades-old convictions will forge on with their cases despite the announcement.And the lawyer said the Prime Minister should have united with the FM to form a “national response” to the scandal long before backlash from TV drama Mr Bates V The Post Office forced the Governments to act this week.Mr Enright, a partner at Howe & Co, told the Record: “The announcement changes nothing.

Nobody was exonerated and no one will be exonerated next week or next month.“I have spoken to scores of postmasters over the last 24 hours.“All of my clients across Scotland are saying ‘fine words, but lets see actions’ because we’ve had fine words before.”More than 700 sub-postmasters were prosecuted across the UK, including up to 100 in Scotland, after wrongly being accused of embezzling money as a result of the faulty Post Office IT system.On Wednesday night, First Minister Humza Yousaf said those affected by the scandal in Scotland “can be absolutely assured” they will be pardoned.The FM was speaking after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced plans earlier in the day to introduce a new law that will quash convictions in England and Wales.The legislation would not normally affect Scotland, but Mr Yousaf said he was open to using a Legislative Consent Motion that would allow it to also apply north