Sadly, this is merely reflective of the type of mindset that exists at management level in certain organisations.
The fact that this aircraft diverted in the circumstances it did will have come as no surprise to those who have lived and worked in that part of the world.
The idea and concept of airmanship has been enshrined in a generation of local aviators, who are now at management level, their opinion is the only one that matters, and their opinion revolves around the parrot like regurgitation and adherence to SOPs along with a zero tolerance policy to any deviation.
This in turn creates a mindset that is akin to safe-mode on your MAC or PC, essentially you do everything in a slow and deliberate fashion without ever extending your mental model to get the job done. The only time you would ever consider doing anything beyond your own personal safe mode is when your safety depends on it.
FWIW I'm sure Airbus will be receiving a invoice in due course for the cost of the diversion due to a defective system that rendered their aircraft incapable of landing in MAN habibi....