The French authorities have probably been more aware of how such interference can blow up in the faces of the interested parties than most
I'll tell you a fictional story
You been the victim of a road accident as a pedestrian and you must be amputated of one leg
Your lawyer and yourself ask the competent court to prosecute the driver responsible for the accident for involuntary bodily injury and the court accepts this charge
Some time later the judiciary organize an accident reconstruction but only the driver is present .. and your presence is denied ..
Do you find that normal?
Turning now has a real history
The families of the victims of AF447 and their lawyers had filed a complaint against Airbus and Air France for manslaughter and this charge was accepted by the competent court
Later .. during the mission to reclaim parts of the AF447 wreck .. BEA .. french judicial representatives .. representatives from Airbus and Air France (two companies indicted of manslaughter) .. representatives of the Brazilian government are present .. but not representative of the victims (request denied by the french authorities)
Do you find it normal ?
As I already said .. I closed the book BEA .. and I expect the opening of the first page of the book of the trial which will undoubtedly also interesting than the BEA book