Italy has moved to defuse a diplomatic dispute with India by agreeing to send back two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen last year.
The two Italian marines are due to face trial in India over the allegations, but after the Indian Supreme Court allowed them to return to Italy last month to vote in national elections, Rome refused to send them back.
That decision angered Indian government officials and Supreme Court justices, who noted that the Italian ambassador had given assurances to the court that the marines, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, would come back to India after the elections.
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italy it-tell-lies: .you need to change out your ambassador too...
It would make much more sense to send these two Marines to an international criminal court where there would be no conflict of interest.
Why would the Indian courts allow two murder suspects to leave the country "to vote" in the first place?
Because, according to Indian legal system, they are only accused not guilty yet. And they won't be guilty until proven.
yep@BOMBO
good question.
@Mary
they are suspects in murdering Indians. Got to face their trial in India.
As i said before, i say again, India is back. And Italy has just proved it by agreeing to send its marines back to India for trial.
Have a nice day.
I wish all countries will stand up like this against mistakes made by western soldiers in other countries. I'm really amazed by Indian gov action. I hope Achieving justice is in their mind.