Postmasters in £7m dirty money probe

FOUR people will stand trial after a multi-million pound Post Office dirty money probe.

- By Richard Elias

Postmasters Iqbal Sadiq, Harbinder Malhi and Gurdeep Bassi are said to have been allegedly involved with another man.

The indictment states Guantong Hu, 31, acted with a named individual by directing others to commit “money laundering offences”.

It is claimed these people were to open bank accounts and then hand over the associated cards.

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Prosecutors state “criminal property” was then deposited into them at various Post Office premises in Glasgow including those ran by the other three accused.

The total sum alleged is £7,432,625.