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Italy Seeks Jurisdiction in Killing of 2 Indian Fishermen
« on: July 10, 2019, 01:15:50 pm »
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Italy Seeks Jurisdiction in Killing of 2 Indian Fishermen
By The Associated Press

MILAN—An international arbitration court opened two weeks of hearings July 8 on Italy’s request to have India end the criminal prosecution of two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen in 2012, an incident that led to a break in the countries’ relations.

The Italian representative to the Netherlands-based court, Ambassador Francesco Azzarello, alleged that India had shown prejudice in the case by disregarding the presumption of innocence principle and argued that Italy should have legal jurisdiction because the case involves active-duty servicemen.

Azzarello also alleged there have been “inexcusable delays” in the proceedings involving the Italian marines, Massimiliano Latorre, and Salvatore Girone, saying that by the time the arbitration is completed the two “will have been subject to various degrees of deprivation of liberty without any lawful charges for over eight years.”

Read more at: https://www.theepochtimes.com/italy-seeks-jurisdiction-in-killing-of-2-indian-fishermen_2994308.html

Let the International Court look at it but it does sound, just from the story, like the Italian individuals involved were in the wrong.