I understand where you’re coming from.
I think Ornot did what he was told to do, and he believed it was for a good reason. He was not trying to kill anybody, and saying he had obeyed protocols when he hadn’t was part of what he had to do. I believe his conscience was clear.
The people who told him to do it have some answering to do though.
There’ll be some soul searching and finger-pointing going on for a very long time over this, I imagine. Not least of all Yamamoto, who let her drift away after she let go of his hand, as he described. That’s going to haunt him...and as an honourable man, I would suggest he’s not going to be taking over the position her death left vacant.