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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jamie Grierson

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Horizon law may apply to convicted son of post office operator court hears | History Defined

Post office sign
Legislation exonerating post office operators in Scotland wrongly convicted as part of the Horizon scandal came into force on Friday. Photograph: Peter Lane/Alamy

The son of a post office operator who says he admitted stealing £35,000 to save his mother from prison may be covered by new legislation exonerating those wrongly convicted in the Horizon scandal, a court has heard.

In February 2010, Ravinder Naga was ordered to complete 300 hours of community service and pay compensation of £35,000 after he confessed to stealing the money from the post office where his mother worked in Greenock, Inverclyde.

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