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Source: Boeing to avoid prosecution over 737 Max crashes in justice department deal | Boeing | The Guardian
根据周五提交的法庭文件，美国司法部已与波音公司达成协议，允许这家飞机巨头避免因涉嫌在两架飞机坠毁并造成346人死亡之前就737 Max客机误导美国监管机构而受到刑事起诉。 美国司法部表示，根据尚待最终敲定的“原则协议”，波音公司将支付并投资超过11亿美元，其中包括为空难遇难者家属额外支付4.45亿美元。作为回报，司法部将撤销针对这家飞机制造商的刑事案件中的欺诈指控。 司法部发言人在一份声明中表示：“最终，在运用事实、法律和司法部政策的基础上，我们相信这项解决方案是最公正、最具有实际效益的结果。” “没有什么能减轻遇难者的损失，但这项解决方案将追究波音公司的财务责任，为遇难者家属提供最终判决和赔偿，并对未来航空旅客的安全产生影响。” 2018年和2019年，两起坠机事故分别发生在印度尼西亚海岸和埃塞俄比亚，间隔不到五个月。事故中遇难乘客的许多亲属多年来一直在呼吁对波音公司进行公开审判、起诉公司前高管，并对其处以更严厉的经济处罚。
The justice department has reached a deal with Boeing that will allow the airplane giant to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading US regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed and killed 346 people, according to court papers filed on Friday.
Under the “agreement in principle” that still needs to be finalized, Boeing would pay and invest more than $1.1bn, including an additional $445m for the crash victims’ families, the justice department said. In return, the department would dismiss the fraud charge in the criminal case against the aircraft manufacturer.
“Ultimately, in applying the facts, the law, and Department policy, we are confident that this resolution is the most just outcome with practical benefits,” a justice department spokesperson said in a statement.
“Nothing will diminish the victims’ losses, but this resolution holds Boeing financially accountable, provides finality and compensation for the families and makes an impact for the safety of future air travelers.”
Many relatives of the passengers who died in the crashes, which took place off the coast of Indonesia and in Ethiopia less than five months apart in 2018 and 2019, have spent years pushing for a public trial, the prosecution of former company officials, and more severe financial punishment for Boeing.
