Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy on Tuesday termed as unacceptable Italy’s decision not to send its two marines to India, who were being tried for killing two fishermen. He said he will take up the issue with the external affairs ministry.
The Supreme Court in February allowed Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, accused of killing two Indian fishermen to return to Italy to vote in the Feb 24-25 national elections. It had earlier allowed them to go home for Christmas.
‘I am reaching Delhi (Tuesday) night and I will take this issue up with the external affairs ministry. We are also looking to take up this issue legally,’ Chandy said after Italy announced that the marines will not be returning to India.
The Italian government claimed that New Delhi ‘does not have jurisdiction over the case’.
Chandy said: ‘You should see the earnestness in how Kerala pursued this case in the... courts and also in the apex court in the country. Our stand remains the same that they should stand trial here according to the Indian law.’
In no way would this would be acceptable to Kerala, he said.
The apex court had ruled that the case need not be tried in Kerala, instead a special court be set up in Delhi. The two marines have been at the centre of a year-long international row for allegedly shooting dead two Indian fishermen Ajesh Binki and Gelastine after mistaking them for pirates near the Kerala coast in February 2012.
Italy claims the incident occurred in international waters and has been trying to get Latorre and Girone tried in Italian courts, while India contends the shooting occurred in its own territory.
DEAD FISHERMAN’S WIFE SEEKS JUSTICE
The two Italian marines who had fatally shot two Indian fishermen must be brought back to India to stand trial, demanded the wife of one of the two fishermen who were killed. Italy has decided not to send the marines back to India. The two Italian marines being tried for murder in India related stories
Khurshid says will respond after reading Italy’s letter on marines will not return to the country as New Delhi does not have jurisdiction over the case, the Italian foreign ministry announced on Monday.
Dora, wife of Gelastine, said: ‘This is nothing but a conspiracy at the highest level and the Indian government should see that they bring back the two marines to stand trial in the case in our country.’
The two marines have been at the centre of a year-long international row for allegedly shooting dead two Indian fishermen Ajesh Binki and Gelastine after mistaking them for pirates near the Kerala coast in February 2012.
Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy on Tuesday termed as unacceptable Italy’s decision not to send its two marines to India. He said he will take up the issue with the external affairs ministry.
The Supreme Court in February allowed Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, accused of killing two Indian fishermen to return to Italy to vote in the Feb 24-25 national elections. It had earlier allowed them to go home for Christmas. Italy claims the incident occurred in international waters and has been trying to get Latorre and Girone tried in Italian courts, while India contends the shooting occurred in its own territory.
The Supreme Court in February allowed Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, accused of killing two Indian fishermen to return to Italy to vote in the Feb 24-25 national elections. It had earlier allowed them to go home for Christmas.
‘I am reaching Delhi (Tuesday) night and I will take this issue up with the external affairs ministry. We are also looking to take up this issue legally,’ Chandy said after Italy announced that the marines will not be returning to India.
The Italian government claimed that New Delhi ‘does not have jurisdiction over the case’.
Chandy said: ‘You should see the earnestness in how Kerala pursued this case in the... courts and also in the apex court in the country. Our stand remains the same that they should stand trial here according to the Indian law.’
In no way would this would be acceptable to Kerala, he said.
The apex court had ruled that the case need not be tried in Kerala, instead a special court be set up in Delhi. The two marines have been at the centre of a year-long international row for allegedly shooting dead two Indian fishermen Ajesh Binki and Gelastine after mistaking them for pirates near the Kerala coast in February 2012.
Italy claims the incident occurred in international waters and has been trying to get Latorre and Girone tried in Italian courts, while India contends the shooting occurred in its own territory.
DEAD FISHERMAN’S WIFE SEEKS JUSTICE
The two Italian marines who had fatally shot two Indian fishermen must be brought back to India to stand trial, demanded the wife of one of the two fishermen who were killed. Italy has decided not to send the marines back to India. The two Italian marines being tried for murder in India related stories
Khurshid says will respond after reading Italy’s letter on marines will not return to the country as New Delhi does not have jurisdiction over the case, the Italian foreign ministry announced on Monday.
Dora, wife of Gelastine, said: ‘This is nothing but a conspiracy at the highest level and the Indian government should see that they bring back the two marines to stand trial in the case in our country.’
The two marines have been at the centre of a year-long international row for allegedly shooting dead two Indian fishermen Ajesh Binki and Gelastine after mistaking them for pirates near the Kerala coast in February 2012.
Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy on Tuesday termed as unacceptable Italy’s decision not to send its two marines to India. He said he will take up the issue with the external affairs ministry.
The Supreme Court in February allowed Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, accused of killing two Indian fishermen to return to Italy to vote in the Feb 24-25 national elections. It had earlier allowed them to go home for Christmas. Italy claims the incident occurred in international waters and has been trying to get Latorre and Girone tried in Italian courts, while India contends the shooting occurred in its own territory.