Italy Won't Send Accused Marines Back to India - Wall Street Journal (India)

By CHRISTOPHER EMSDEN ROME—Italy has decided not to send two marines back to India, where they stand accused of shooting two local fisherman, the Foreign Ministry in Rome said on Monday. "Italy has always held that Indian authorities violated international law" in the case, the ministry said, adding that Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi had instructed Italy's ambassador in New Delhi to deliver a written note to the Indian government. The case relates to Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, who are accused of fatally shooting the fisherman off the coast of Kerala, mistaking them for pirates. India's Supreme Court in February let the two men return to Italy to vote in general elections. However, the court has ruled that India has the jurisdiction to try the two marines. The two men, who were being held at the Italian Embassy in India and reported to a local police station once a week, were also allowed to return to their families for Christmas. Italy has long held the case should be transferred to Italy, arguing that the actual shooting had taken place in international waters. Rome's request that New Delhi agree to pursue a bilateral dialogue to find a diplomatic solution has gone unanswered, Mr. Terzi's office said. Write to Christopher Emsden at chris.emsden@dowjones.com via Top Stories - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNH6tXuaqGNso4T9pocCkDPldFQ0ew&url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324281004578354342958714004.html

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