I don't know if he had admitted that he had run out of fuel due to his cockup they might have done as you have just proposed.
That type has had a few prangs and engines conking out due to fuel starvation while fuel is onboard is worthy of further investigation.
edited to add I have no real strong views on if should or shouldn't be taken to court. My only reason to comment is for the southern pilots to realise is quite different up north on the legal side of things.
I quite agree the full in's and out's of the trip should be documented because I can garantee they will be used for years for training pilots