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Italian marines on way to India, face trial
Friday March 22, 2013 10:04:26 AM,
IANS
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New Delhi: The two
Italian marines facing trial for killing two Indian fishermen last
year are headed back to India, the government announced Friday.
"Following diplomatic contacts #Italy informed that Marines will
return to #India in accordance with timeline provided to Supreme
Court," the external affairs spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said in
a tweet post.
The Italian ambassador Daniele Mancini had given an undertaking to
the Supreme Court that they would return to India by March 22
after voting in the elections.
But on March 11, the Italian embassy informed India that they
would not be se3nding the marines back to face trial, leading to a
diplomatic stand off with Italy. The ambassador was restrained by
the apex court from leaving India.
The marines -- Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone -- had
been allowed by the court on Feb 22 to leave India to vote in
Italian national elections, with the promise that they would
return in four weeks to face trial.
Italy's refusal to send back the two marines had caused a
political storm in India with opposition parties slamming the
government for its handling of the issue.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had assured that the government
would do "whatever needs to be done" to bring back the two Italian
marines.
UPA chairperson and Congress president Sonia Gandhi had termed
Italy's refusal as "outright unacceptable".
"No country can, should or will be allowed to take India for
granted," she had told Congress MPs March 19.
"All means must be pursued to ensure that the commitment made by
the Italian government to our Supreme Court is honoured," she
said.
"The defiance by the Italian government on the question of the two
marines and its betrayal of a commitment to our Supreme Court is
outright unacceptable," the Italy-born has said.
The Italian marines were on anti-pirate duty aboard cargo ship
Enrica Lexie off India's coast in Kerala last year in February
when they shot the two fishermen, mistaking them to be pirates.
Italy insists the shooting happened in international waters and
New Delhi does not have jurisdiction over the matter.
NPR News agency quoted the Italian government as saying: "The
Italian government has requested and obtained from the Indian
authorities written assurances as to the treatment of the marines
and the protection of their fundamental rights," Prime Minister
Mario Monti's office said in a statement.
As a result of the assurances, the marines agreed to leave Italy
March 21 night to return to India by March 22, the original
deadline for their four-week home-leave.
The two men will reportedly stay at the Italian embassy in New
Delhi during the legal proceedings, NPR reported.
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