What happened: Fujitsu’s European head, Paul Patterson, told MPs the company is “not a parasite” amid criticism for profiting from UK government contracts while withholding a redress amount for victims of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal.
Why it matters:
- Thousands of Post Office workers were wrongly accused due to faulty Horizon IT system.
- The government faces a large compensation bill, impacting taxpayers and victims seeking justice.
MNN Take: Fujitsu acknowledges a moral duty to compensate but has not disclosed a specific figure, despite longstanding knowledge of the system’s faults.
Sources: Guardian UK