Agence France-PresseMay 14, 2013 12:04
Five suspects in the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster asked for plea bargains at indictment hearings in Italy on Tuesday, which could leave only the captain Francesco Schettino facing trial.
The five include Roberto Ferrarini, the director of ship owner Costa Crociere's crisis unit, and Jacob Rusli Bin, the luxury liner's Indonesian helmsman, as well as three other crew members.
Schettino's lawyers also asked for a plea bargain but the request was immediately turned down by the prosecutor's office, leaving only five plea bargain requests before the pre-trial judge.
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