The Indian Supreme Court has closed all the proceedings against Salvatore Latorre and Massimiliano Girone, the two marines accused of killing two fishermen off the coast of Kerala in February 2012. This was reported by the media in New Delhi, according to which already last week the Supreme Court had agreed to close all proceedings after the filing of compensation of 100 million rupees, approximately 1.1 million euros, for the relatives of the victims.
Marò, the International Court assigns the trial to Italy: “But Rome will have to pay for the fishermen killed”
by VINCENZO NIGRO
“The case with India is closed. A success of Italian diplomacy”. Paolo Gentiloni, EU Commissioner for Economic Affairs, who dealt with the case when he was Foreign Minister, writes on Twitter.
Marò, India accepts compensation: case closed with 1.3 million euros
by Paolo Brera
The two soldiers were accused of killing two Indian fishermen off the coast of Kerala in 2012: the riflemen, who were engaged in an anti-piracy mission aboard the Italian commercial ship Enrica Lexie, saw the fishing boat Saint Antony approaching and, fearing a attack by pirates, they fired some warning shots into the water. On board the small boat, however, the two fishermen Ajeesh Pink and Valentine Jelastine died, and the owner of the fishing boat, Freddy Bosco, was injured.
Marò held in India, final hearing in The Hague. Ambassador Azzarello: “For Delhi they are already guilty”
After a long dispute, in July 2020 the international court in The Hague, which had recognized “functional immunity” to the riflemen, had established that jurisdiction over the case belonged to Italy and had ordered compensation to the families of the victims.
Marò, Supreme Court of India: Latorre in Italy until the end of the arbitration
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