Rome (AP)-seven scientists and other experts manslaughter charges Tuesday said not enough warning trial before 2009, a devastating earthquake, killing more than 300 people, the residents in central Italy.
At present, the case are keeping a close eye on people around the world to predict earthquakes and a dangerous proposal, or this is impossible, because seismologists will be discouraged in all opinions issued any, if they are afraid of legal revenge seismologists.
Last year, the international researchers about 5200 signed a petition, to support their Italian colleagues. The United States to write to the President of the earthquake, it expressed concern about the so-called law science unprecedented attack.
Seven of the defendants charges give imprecise, incomplete and conflicting information "whether the smaller tremor pull pull residents believe Krishna in the April 6 issue of the first six months, a 2009 earthquake should constitute a quake warning reason.
"We all know that the earthquakes cannot be predicted, this is not here, said:" WenSenZuo, Victoria, the relatives of the victims, who took part in the experiment.
Instead, he said, because of the failure of the scientists said, there may be a significant earthquake victims and their relatives, missed the opportunity to take corresponding prevention measures.
Prosecutors concentration is installed in the area of seismic activities month attention a experts committee meeting issued after a memo. A week before the earthquake, it announced the conclusion is "impossible", will have a significant the quake, although it added that a person can't be ruled out.
The indictment said: "committee members also after the meeting local media to the" QuanLiu at home for the victims of the main is a relief for the interview.
The defendant's lawyer to insist on their customers, and emphasized the innocent impossible to predict earthquakes.
The 6.3 magnitude earthquake killed, greatly reducing the need to pull pull of medieval ruins Krishna and around the town of 308 people. Tens of thousands of survivors living in tents or temporary housing months.
The outcome of Tuesday's hearing, main is to adopt and procedure of detailed information in the civil registration of the part of the case, it will be a criminal case of dozens of the trial. The plaintiff is seeking some euro50 hundred million ($682000) in compensation, agency ansa said. The judge for October 1 next hearing is.
Experts stress that local media predict earthquakes is impossible, and said, even half a year in high-risk areas of the earthquake no unusual low amplitude temblors value.
Now one of the notorious included in the case, according to the prosecutor's Bernardinis, when vice technology Italy civil protection agency department chief interview, in response to the residents is sitting in the back and a cup of wine should be relaxed.
"Of course, it is absolutely a be Thai Poole's just DOC," he replied, "is a high-end of red. "It seems to be very important."
The indictment of the entire international DeZhenJie, composed of Italian geophysical research institute of the support and the signing of the 5200 professor, seismologists, postdoctoral and researchers from New Zealand, Japan, Mauritania, costa rica chill.
"Earthquakes social members the pursuit of the legal action after the earthquake, is unprecedented, reflects the misunderstanding of the earthquake science," the earthquake association, rick resolving political leaders President giorgio napolitano sent wrote.
He says, to effort, rather than to focus on earthquake risk to the public, better communication and improving old should reform to prepare.
Representatives of the victim's family lawyer denied that the scientific judgment.
"Science is in this test, as they say, is this trial of Galileo, but it is a test to determine whether has the responsibility, error, or incorrect behavior, these scientists in pull pull a meeting of the Krishna before the earthquake happened, said:" the lawyer Wania Della cowpea.
Many in 2009 collapsed in the earthquake's structure is not built a correct in areas where earthquakes are common, such as the central region of Italy, bloom with the standard of area. One of the buildings to collapse and uncovered a L 'Aquila' s hospital, just because it is a struggle about 1500 people injured. Treatment
No one in the hospital, this is in the 1970 s, is built in earthquake killed or injured.
In Italy manslaughter charge is unusual natural disasters, such as earthquakes, but they used to building in the earthquake region on the code violation.
For example, in 2009, an appeals court ruled that an earthquake in 2002 triggered in the southern SAN Julia's the school collapse was adah DI, killing 27 children died, five people-including the whole town a grade classroom-and a teacher. Prosecutors have charged, inferior schools to building collapsed.




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