The baddies seem to be hiding in PO scandal says Sir Alan

SIR Alan Bates says "all the baddies seem to be hiding" after settling his claim against Horizon for a reported seven-figure sum.

- By DAVE CLARK

The 70-year-old former Llandudno subpostmaster previously labelled the redress schemes for victims of the Post Office scandal as "quasi-kangaroo courts".

Around 1,000 people were wrongly prosecuted and convicted throughout the UK between 1999 and 2015 as a result of Horizon, with a significant number contemplating self-harm.

Sky News reported Sir Alan's final settlement may have been worth between £4 million and £5 million and he is now hoping attention will turn to securing criminal convictions against those found guilty of wrongdoing.