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Italian defence ministry website removes solidarity ribbon for
marines
Thursday March 14, 2013 08:38:12 AM,
AKI
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Rome: Italy's
defence ministry has announced it was removing from its website a
banner bearing a symbolic yellow ribbon wrapped around the
regimental badge of the two marines at the centre of a diplomatic
row with India.
"The yellow ribbon wrapped around the insignia of the San Marco
Regiment Lion, and symbol of the solidarity to the two riflemen
Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, who were detained in
India by local judicial authorities... will be removed today
(Wednesday) from the Italian Navy's website," read a message on
the website.
Italy has reportedly asked India to set up a meeting of diplomats
in order to reach "an amicable solution" over the case of Latorre
and Girone, who Rome is refusing to return to India to stand trial
for the killing of two Indian fisherman in February 2012.
India has summoned the Italian ambassador in New Delhi to express
its anger over Rome's decision, which the Indian government has
termed "unacceptable".
India's Supreme Court allowed Latorre and Girone to go home to
vote in last month's elections. The marines were ordered to return
within four weeks.
Italy argues that because the case is subject to international
maritime law, it had been decided that the pair would not return
to India when their leave permits expired.
Rome is arguing it wants its nationals to be tried in Italy,
saying the incident took place in international waters and that
New Delhi does not have jurisdiction in the case.
At the time of the shooting, the marines were guarding the Italian
oil tanker Enrica Lexie off India's southwestern coast.
Italy says the Indian fishing boat had "behaved aggressively" and
ignored warning shots from the tanker. The fishermen were
reportedly unarmed.
Last year, Italy paid compensation of Rs.10 million (around
$184,000) to each of the families of the fishermen.
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