Quote from the Brazil mid air collision: by Fedral Judge, Murilo Mendes
Quote:
He added: "The fact is that air traffic control placed and approved these two aircraft on a collision course, on the same airway, and altitude traveling toward each other. That is the overwhelming, obvious root cause of this accident."
I think you may have reported the wrong source. According to this thread:
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=278417 those comments are attributed to the defense lawyer.
(Although I certainly hope the judge is inclined to agree!)