Kollam: A court in Kerala on Monday extended the custody of the two Italian marines arrested for allegedly shooting dead two Indian fishermen and ordered them to be sent to the Central Jail in state capital Thiruvananthapuram till March 19.
Italian marines Latorre Massimillano and Salvatore Girone were on February 20 sentenced by the court to 14 days custody, of which the first three days was police custody. The judicial custody was later extended twice by seven days each. They were being kept in the Central Industrial Security Force guest house in Kochi, 220 km from Kollam, and were on Monday sent to the Central Jail.
Both the marines were produced in the court on Monday.
Indian fishermen Ajesh Binki, 25, and Gelastine, 45, were allegedly shot dead on Feb 15 by the marines who mistook them to be pirates. The marines were on board cargo vessel Enrica Lexie, about 14 nautical miles off Alappuzha in Kerala....
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06:35 PM, Mar 05, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The opposition Left on Monday walked out of the Kerala Assembly following the denial of an adjournment motion to discuss two deep sea boat tragedies in as many weeks that left five fishermen dead. Leader of opposition VS Achuthanandan, before leading the opposition out, said the two Italian Marines who allegedly shot dead two Indian fishermen in the Feb 15 incident were being given VIP status. "There are so...
03:12 PM, Mar 05, 2012
Kochi: The police custody of the two Italian Navy personnel charged with the murder of two Indian fishermen off the Kochi coast earlier last month ends on Monday. The two are likely to be produced in court today. The two were sent to custody after the Kollam magistrate rejected Italy's argument that they cannot be prosecuted under the Indian law. The court had remanded the two to judicial custody till...
06:49 AM, Mar 05, 2012
New Delhi: The Kerala High Court is all set to hear petitions filed by the two accused Italian Navy personnel on Friday. The two Navy guards stand accused of shooting down two Indian fishermen off the Kochi coast in February allegedly fearing them to be pirates. The marines are seeking withdrawal of the FIR filed against them. Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has asserted that the FIR filed by Kerala...
10:50 AM, Mar 02, 2012
Italy is pulling out all the stops to rescue its nationals accused of murder of two Indian fishermen. ...
09:50 PM, Feb 21, 2012
Rome: Italy is sending a top envoy to India to negotiate with the government after two Italian marine security guards were arrested for allegedly shooting to death two Indian fishermen they mistook for pirates. Italy has insisted the case be handled by its own judicial authorities since the incident allegedly occurred in international waters on an Italian-flagged ship, the Enrica Lexie. It maintains that such military personnel are part of...
06:08 PM, Feb 21, 2012
Kochi: The Italian navy guards of Enrica Lexie on Tuesday moved the Kerala High Court and filed a plea to quash the FIR against the two accused in the fishermen killing case. Sources said that a senior Supreme Court lawyer is likely to represent them. Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi on Tuesday said, "The Italian Government is working at every level with the Indian Government, it's a dialogue between myself...
11:39 AM, Feb 21, 2012
Kochi: The Italian navy guards of Enrica Lexie on Tuesday moved the Kerala High Court and filed a plea to quash the FIR against the two accused in the fishermen killing case. Sources said that a senior Supreme Court lawyer is likely to represent them. Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi on Tuesday said, "The Italian Government is working at every level with the Indian Government, it's a dialogue between myself...
11:39 AM, Feb 21, 2012
The two accused were produced at the magistrate's home, with a swarm of policemen on alert as Congress, BJP and Left workers protested outside. ...
11:37 PM, Feb 20, 2012
