But none of us were present and we have no idea what happened up there.
scorp, sorry that you lost a friend.
However, I suspect that the german flight accident investigation branch would not post such an accusation so soon after the accident if there would be no reason. Usually the state of registration is involved in the investiation, so translation issues should not be there.
I hope to someday know the truth of what happened to my friend
We canīt tell wether it was your friend or the other pilot who initiated the procedure at this time, but if CVR and FDR are readable, we wil, most likely. Iīd guess it will take some time to learn what really happened.