Just finished reading the report... my goodness, I'm astonished such things could happen...
As for the pilot's sentence, the report states:
Today, safety cannot depend solely on the Captain, especially when he has
imprecise information on the condition of his airplane. It depends on the existence
of an organized structure where each participant has the skills necessary to carry
out a well-defined role, where systematic checks are made on the validity of the
information supplied and of the reference documentation, and where airplane
operations are managed and feedback on them truly exists.
The investigation showed that none of these basic conditions for safety were in place.
And none of the corrupt officials who allowed that plane to fly did even face charges...
