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We have just received
the decision handed down by

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the Paris Criminal Court
in the trial

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of the company Swiftair,

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which operated a flight
for Air Algérie

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between Burkina Faso
and Algiers.

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The Spanish company Swiftair
has been found

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guilty of involuntary
manslaughter.

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The court held
that the company had

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committed several faults
in the training

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and monitoring of
its pilots' training,

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which did not enable them
to

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identify the stall
situation,

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and no necessary action
was taken

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to recover
the aircraft.

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The court also held
that these faults

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were directly linked
to the occurrence of the accident.

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For that reason,
it found

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Swiftair guilty
of involuntary manslaughter,

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and fined the company
€225,000,

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which is the maximum provided for
under French criminal law.

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It also ordered Swiftair
to reimburse

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the French justice system
for all the costs it incurred.

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And it ruled
on damages

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concerning, in particular,
victims' family associations.

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This is a decision
that is satisfactory

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and obviously represents,
for the victims' families,

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a great relief:

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to have a responsible
party identified

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in this tragedy, which left
so many countries and nationalities in mourning.