6th April 2009, 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by KrishnaM
Just being reported that he has been found guilty of criminal negligence and jailed for two years
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Originally Posted by ABC
The pilot of a Garuda jet which crashed in Yoyakarta two years ago, killing 21 people including five Australians, has been sentenced to two years in jail.
Former senior Garuda pilot Marwoto Komar was accused of negligently causing the deaths of 21 people when he ignored 15 automated cockpit warnings and attempted to land a Boeing 737 jet at Yogyakarta Airport at almost twice the normal landing speed.
Garuda Flight 200 bounced off the runway and slammed into an embankment before breaking apart and catching fire.
Prosecutors were seeking a four-year jail term for Komar.
Five Australians were among those killed, including a diplomat, an AusAID official, two Australian federal policemen and a journalist for the Australian Financial Review.
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...?section=world
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