FILE Schettino ordered to stand trial over capsize which killed 32

(22 May 2013) SHOTLIST
RECENT: Grosseto - 14 May 2013
1. Former Concordia captain Francesco Schettino leaves theatre-turned-courtroom from backdoor exit, with his lawyers Domenico and Francesco Pepe
FILE: Giglio Island - 11 January 2013
2. Various of shipwrecked cruise liner Costa Concordia
STORYLINE
A judge in Italy on Wednesday ordered the captain of the Costa Concordia to stand trial in the shipwreck of the cruise liner, which struck a reef off Tuscany last year, killing 32 people.
Francesco Schettino, who is Italian, will be the only defendant in the trial, which begins on July 9 in the Tuscan town of Grosseto.
Five other defendants successfully sought plea bargains in their cases, which are now being handled separately.
Schettino is charged with manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning the ship while many of the 42-hundred passengers and crew were still aboard.
He denies the charges.
His lawyer says Schettino risks as much as 20 years in prison if convicted.


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