Last lap in the trial of Francesco Schettino, the former commander of Concordia.
Monday during closing arguments, his lawyers demanded acquittal or the minimum sentence and pleaded maritime accident.
Francesco Schettino is accused of multiple homicides, abandon ship, of failing to assist a person in danger and damage to the environment.
In late January, to overcome any attempt to escape, the prosecutor had demanded 26 years imprisonment and incarceration.
On the dock, Francesco Schettino is alone, including long loose by his employer,
Italian company Costa Cruises.
But for the company lawyer, Marco De Luca, "Costa has abandoned one. It is clear that this is the problem of Schettino. He is just trying to defend himself, it is his right and the jury will decide, but nobody has given up. It was he who left the ship. This is what he is accused. "
It is mostly criticized Francesco Schettino of abandoning the ship while there were still hundreds of people on board. A video filmed by Italian firefighters shows waiting for the boat to escape the ship, after the shock.
The sinking of the Concordia had 32 deaths in January 2012.
After a year and a half of trial, the verdict could be made on Wednesday.
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