After a 13-month trial, six scientists and former government official Bernardo De Bernardinis (pictured) have been found guilty of manslaughter because of the way that they assessed and communicated risk before the earthquake that hit the Italian city of LAquila in April 2009, killing 309 people. The seven men were each sentenced to six years in prison, and must pay compensation to the victims' families, although the defendants will appeal the verdict. At the 22 October hearing, a prosecutor said that the men's reassurances led to the wrong messages being given to the public, which added to the death count. See page 446 and go.nature. com/5orvaa for more.
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机译：经过13个月的审判后，六名科学家和前政府官员贝尔纳迪·德·贝纳迪尼斯（Bernardo De Bernardinis）（图）被判犯有过失杀人罪，因为他们评估和传达了2009年4月袭击意大利城市拉奎拉的地震前的危险，致死309人。这七人分别被判处六年徒刑，尽管被告将对判决书提出上诉，但他们必须向受害者家属支付赔偿。在10月22日的听证会上，检察官说，这些男子的放心导致向公众提供了错误的信息，这增加了死亡人数。请参见第446页，然后转到自然。 com / 5orvaa了解更多。
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