Finally, the co-pilot talked (good for him BTW).
A complete, matching, unmitigated pair of morons IMHO. After the captain attempted the first roll, the co-p should have been shouting, let alone trying to cover it up for "several days".
They're both lucky that a) they were in a 125 and b) to be alive. They should be prosecuted, have ALL licences removed and be given a spell in clink to ponder their crass stupidity.