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Marines back after India assured no death penalty: Italian minister
Friday March 22, 2013 10:52:32 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Two
Italian marines on bail were back in India after India assured
Italy that the death penalty would not apply in their case,
Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Staffan de Mistura said here
Friday.
"The solution was triggered off by an official letter from the
Indian authorities Thursday afternoon guaranteeing there will be
no death penalty in this case," Mistura told reporters at a news
conference after meeting External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid.
"The death penalty is a serious issue for us. The government
should set up a special court and expedite proceedings," he said.
"The marines are at our embassy," he said.
According to Mistura, the two Italian marines were in
international waters when the firing incident - in which two
Indian fishermen were killed - took place and were liable to be
judged in their own country.
"A potential diplomatic crisis has been avoided," he said.
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