Tomino comments about Hathaway's final outcome here (snipped for spoilers), so I think people should keep this in mind if they think Sunrise is going to somehow change the ending of the final film. Full comments from 5 years ago below.
"In the real world, terrorism must not be allowed to stand. Being brought to justice is how it should end. You can’t go around cheering, ‘Long live the villainous hero!’ I’ve been consistent in how I’ve portrayed Char Aznable along exactly those lines. And yet somehow you still get people saying things like ‘Char is the ideal boss,’ which is really quite exasperating. (laughs)”
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While I understand that judges are just following the rules, the rules shouldn't incentivise players to lie or feign ignorance because they know they'll be given a game loss for an honest mistake.
Being knocked out of contention for the flame prize card because Ben had integrity as a player is absolutely fucked when you see what happens in OP routinely and goes unpunished.