Open AccessSix of the L'Aquila Seven Acquitted in Appeal
Author(s) -
Rosen Julia
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2014eo460002
Subject(s) - appeal , law , sentence , history , political science , philosophy , linguistics
On 10 November, a panel of judges acquitted the scientists charged with manslaughter in the wake of a deadly earthquake that struck the Italian city of L'Aquila in 2009. Only the former deputy director of Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bernardo De Bernardinis, faces a 2‐year sentence, which he may not serve.