An Italian court sentenced six scientists and a government
official 6-year imprisonment on the charges
of manslaughter. The scientists were accused of not being able to give adequate
warning of an earthquake that killed more than 300 people in L’Aquila in 2009.
All the convicts who were
member of National Commission
for the Forecast and Prevention of Major Risks, were accused of negligence
and malpractice in assessing the danger and informing the city about the risks.
What is the case?
The scientists on National Commission for the
Forecast and Prevention of Major Risks were
accused of giving "incomplete, imprecise and contradictory"
information on the danger a few days before earthquake. They were accused of
negligence in evaluating the tremors that preceded L’Aquila earthquake.
As per scientific opinion given
by prosecutors, the dozens of lower level tremors seen months before the quake
were typical of the kind of preliminary seismic activity seen before major
earthquakes. However, Defense lawyers said earthquakes could not be forecasted
and even if they could, nothing could be done to prevent them.
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