Russian air traffic controllers with charges regarding Tu-154 crash

The Warsaw-based military prosecutor's office accused two Russian air traffic controllers of unintentional acts which contributed to the tragic crash of presidential Tu-154 plane April 10, 2010, the Polish Press Agency reported. “Two Russian air traffic controllers are accused of unintentional acts leading to the air crash. We plan to question them as suspects,” the prosecutor's office spokesman said during a press conference. The controllers are threatened with a 6-month to an 8 eight-year prison sentence. As many as 96 people died in the crash, including Poland's president Lech Kaczyński and the first lady. The investigation has been extended until October 10.