India, May 23 -- The US Department of Justice said it does not intend to proceed with a criminal fraud trial against Boeing regarding two crashes of the 737 MAX8 aircraft six years ago, killing 346 people. Many family members have repeatedly said that the DOJ is not working in the public interest in this matter.

The DOJ announced that instead of proceeding with the criminal trial scheduled for June 23 in federal district court in the case against Boeing defrauding the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding the certification of the 737 MAX8 jet that crashed twice within five months, it will instead recommend to the judge a non-prosecution agreement (NPA).

Just a week ago, in a two-hour internet meeting, the families were told o...