Photo: DPATwo years to the day after the deadly Germanwings crash in the French Alps, the father of co-pilot Andreas Lubitz will hold a press conference Friday to dispute that his son deliberately downed the plane. German prosecutors in January closed their investigation after concluding that Lubitz, 27, was suicidal and bore sole responsibility for the catastrophe. “Up to now, everyone has believed the theory of a co-pilot who was depressed for a long time, who deliberately crashed his plane into a mountain in a planned act. Elmar Giemulla, a lawyer representing several of the victims' families, said this week that Lubitz was waging an "irresponsible" campaign that would be rip open old wounds. Meanwhile the victims' families will devote the anniversary on Friday to remembering their loved ones.

Source: The Local March 24, 2017 03:11 UTC