Italy: 2 Marines Will Not Be Returned to India for Trial
Two Italian marines facing murder charges in India will not be returned there for trial, the Italian Foreign Ministry said Monday. The Italians, who were part of an antipiracy military security team, are accused of fatally shooting two Indian fishermen who they believed were pirates in February 2012. India allowed the marines to travel to Italy last month to vote in national elections, and they were scheduled to return to India. But the ministry said in a statement that India’s decision to try the pair in India would violate their rights, in particular the principle of immunity for foreign state actors. The long fight over the marines’ fate has stained ties between India and Italy.
A version of this brief appeared in print on March 12, 2013, on page A7 of the New York edition with the headline: Italy: 2 Marines Will Not Be Returned to India for Trial.
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