Photo: DPAThe father of a Germanwings co-pilot whose plane slammed into the Alps in 2015 is trying to prove his son did not crash the jet deliberately, sparking anger among victims' families. For Elmar Giemulla, a lawyer representing several of the victims' families, Günter Lubitz is pursuing an "irresponsible" campaign that will be traumatic for grieving relatives. "I imagine that Mr Lubitz wants to promote a theory that would absolve his son of any responsibility," Giemulla told the Rheinische Post newspaper. They spoke of a year "filled with horror and fear" but did not explicitly mention the 149 other people killed in the crash. French investigators have been carrying out their own manslaughter inquiry over the crash, and victims' relatives have filed a lawsuit against the Lufthansa-owned flight school that trained Lubitz.

Source: The Local March 21, 2017 08:26 UTC