Amritsar May 11 (ANI): The Italian envoy Daniele Manchini said here today that they want fast and fair trial of the two marines involved in the killing of two Indian fishermen and also suggested that the accused should be tried under Italian jurisdiction.
The Italian envoy Daniele Mancini said in Amritsar on Saturday that they want speedy trial of the accused.
"We continue to say that jurisdiction should be Italian since they are navy officers, members of the Italian establishment. In any case we accepted this trial to be held in New Delhi provided it is again, faster and fair," said Mancini.
The marines Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone were charged with murder for shooting of fishermen off the coast of Kerala last year while serving as security guards on a cargo ship.
The two say they fired warning shots at a fishing boat believing it to be a pirate vessel with armed men onboard.
Italy maintains the incident happened in international waters and that the men should be tried on home soil.
Recently, Italy had contested India's decision to assign the anti-terrorism National Investigation Agency (NIA) to investigate the case, saying that the NIA only had the jurisdiction to investigate terrorist crimes.
Tensions between India and Italy have escalated over the case since the shooting, peaking recently when Italy refused to send the marines back from a home visit. Outraged, India's top court briefly barred the Italian envoy from leaving the country.
Rome returned the marines for trial after New Delhi promised them the men would not face the death sentence.
Italy's Foreign Minister resigned after the marines returned to India, saying he did not agree with the decision to send them back. (ANI)
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