ROME, May 28 (Reuters) - An Italian marine who Indian prosecutors accuse of murdering two fishermen during an anti-piracy mission returned home on Saturday after four years in custody in New Delhi. Salvatore Girone, who was held in custody at the Italian embassy in the Indian capital, is one of two marines arrested in 2012 over the fishermen's deaths during the operation to … [Read more...]
Enrica Lexie Saga: UN Court Orders India to Release Italian Marine
By Crispian Balmer ROME, May 2 (Reuters) - A U.N. court has ruled that India must allow an Italian marine detained in Delhi for more than four years to go home, Italy's Foreign Ministry said on Monday. India acknowledged the ruling but said Salvatore Girone would remain under the authority of its Supreme Court which might impose various conditions on his … [Read more...]
ENRICA LEXIE Shooting: India Summit Fails to Defuse Row Over Italian Marines
By Thomas Escritt and Francesco Guarascio THE HAGUE/BRUSSELS, March 30 (Reuters) - The European Union and India failed on Wednesday to defuse a long-running row over two Italian marines accused of murder and the case moved to an international tribunal after four years of diplomatic squabbles. At a joint summit in Brussels, held after delays imposed by Italy, the Indian … [Read more...]
Enrica Lexie Update: Maritime Tribunal Rejects Italy’s Plea for Release of Marines
HAMBURG, Aug 24 (Reuters) - An international maritime tribunal on Monday rejected Italy's request that India provisionally release two marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen, a setback for the Italian government after a three-year legal battle. However the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg also ordered India to suspend legal action … [Read more...]
‘Enrica Lexie’ Marines’ Indian Murder Case May Head to International Arbitration
By Suchitra Mohanty NEW DELHI, July 13 (Reuters) - A case in which two Italian marines are accused of killing two Indian fisherman could now be heard before an international court, offering a possible way out of a three-year impasse that has blighted bilateral relations. India's highest court on Monday heard a plea from Italy challenging India's jurisdiction in … [Read more...]
Ailing Enrica Lexie Marine to Return to Italy for Medical Treatment
NEW DELHI, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The Indian government will not prevent an ailing Italian marine facing murder charges from returning home for medical treatment, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Monday. Massimiliano Lattore is one of two Italian marines being held over the 2012 shooting of two fishermen mistakenly believed to be pirates, in a case that has soured … [Read more...]
India Drops Anti-Piracy Charges Against Italian Marines
NEW DELHI, Feb 24 (Reuters) - India has dropped a plan to prosecute two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen under a tough anti-piracy law, a government lawyer said on Monday, offering a chance to end a diplomatic row between the two countries. Italy had strongly opposed India invoking the law, arguing that it would amount to treating the men as … [Read more...]