L'Aquila quake: Italy scientists guilty of manslaughter

The BBC's Alan Johnston in Rome says the prosecution argued that the scientists were "just too reassuring" Six Italian scientists and an ex-government official have been sentenced to six years in prison over the 2009 deadly earthquake in L'Aquila.

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AAASの抗議の手紙など。

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7人全員がNational Commission for the Forecast and Prevention of Major Risksに所属というがどういうポジションなんだろう/イタリアにおける地学・地震学の第一人者も含む、とさ。

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BBC News - L'Aquila quake: Italy scientists guilty of manslaughter

[gryphon]

多少これなら道理はわかる。　→　The defendants were also ordered to pay court costs and damages.It was not immediately known if they planned to appeal. The case has alarmed many in the scientific community, who feel science itself has been put on trial.