Thiruvananthapuram: The families of two fishermen who were shot dead by Italian marines at sea have agreed to withdraw their cases after an Italian compensation offer of Rs 1 crore. But there was twist in New Delhi as well when the centre's lawyer in the Supreme Court said the Kerala police were wrong in detaining the Italian ship. Additional Solicitor General Haren Rawal is now under pressure after he, in...
09:58 PM, Apr 20, 2012
New Delhi: The Central government on Friday said that the Kerala police had no authority to detain the Italian ship 'Enrica Lexie'. The Centre told the Supreme Court that the Kerala Police Station had no jurisdiction to detain the ship or probe the incident as the incident occurred on high seas. Responding to the Centre's statement, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said, "We took every action after consulting the central...
03:24 PM, Apr 20, 2012
New Delhi: The Italian government on Friday approached the Supreme Court seeking the release of its two navy personnel who were arrested by the Kerala police for the killing of two Indian fishermen. Sources said that they have pleaded that the FIR against the marines should quashed. Italy on Friday reportedly offered Rs 1 crore as compensation to the families of the two fishermen who were killed in February this...
11:27 AM, Apr 20, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to Kerala Police and the state's mercantile marine department on a petition by the owners of Italian ship MT Enrica Lexie seeking a direction for its release so that it could continue with its voyage, having been detained after two of its crew killed two Indian fishermen in February. Notice has also been issued to the central government and one Goramma,...
02:14 PM, Apr 10, 2012
Kollam: A local court on Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking to enlist as an accused, the captain of Italian ship Enrica Lexie in the case of gunning down of two Indian fishermen allegedly by marines aboard the vessel. Chief Judicial Magistrate AK Gopakumar turned down the plea in this regard by Janet Mary, aunt of Ajesh Binki, one of the two fishermen allegedly shot dead by the marines, based on...
02:03 AM, Apr 05, 2012
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Monday extended by a day, the stay imposed on the release of the Italian vessel Enrica Lexie, which was involved in the killing of two Indian fishermen. A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice V Chitambaresh passed the order while considering a petition filed by the family members of the two deceased fishermen, against the single bench order directing the...
05:38 PM, Apr 03, 2012
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday ordered release of Italian ship Enrica Lexie, detained off Kochi port for over a month in connection with the gunning down of two Indian fishermen allegedly by marines aboard the vessel. Allowing the plea of ship owners Dolphin Tankers, Justice P S Gopinathan directed the state government and police to release the ship, subject to the owners executing a Rs 3 crore bond...
06:49 PM, Mar 29, 2012
Kochi: The Kerala government on Wednesday informed the High Court that a decision on whether Italian ship Enrica Lexie, from which marines had opened fire killing two Indian fishermen, can be allowed to sail depends on the forensic report of the firearms seized from the ship. Counsel for the government said that a decision can be taken only after the forensic report comes in two days' time. "Once the report...
03:31 AM, Mar 29, 2012
New Delhi: The police custody of the Italian marines accused of killing two Kerala fishermen ends on Monday and they will be produced before the court in Kollam. On Thursday the state government asked the High Court to disallow the Italian ship from leaving Indian water as investigations were still on. Indian laws will be applied to the two Italian marines who are now in judicial custody for killing two...
07:33 AM, Mar 19, 2012
Piravom (Kerala): Indian laws would be applied to the two Italian marines who are now in judicial custody for killing two Indian fishermen, Defence Minister AK Antony said on Tuesday. "The Indian judiciary is the most transparent and has come under wide appreciation from all quarters. The government has no influence on the judiciary and the marines will have to go through the judicial process of the country," Antony told...
08:11 AM, Mar 14, 2012
Kochi: The Kerala government on Monday opposed release of Italian ship Enrica Lexie, detained in Kochi after two Italian marines on board allegedly shot dead two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast on March 15, saying it could not be permitted to leave as investigations were on. The submission in this regard was made in the Kerala High Court by senior government pleader on a petition by Dolfin Tankers Ltd,...
07:28 PM, Mar 12, 2012
Kochi: At a time when the European Union has come forward expressing willingness to intervene in the Enrica Lexie episode, a letter sent to the Union Ministry of External Affairs from the Italian Embassy is gaining significance. Through the letter, a copy of which is available with Express, Italy urged India to release the marines, arrested by the Kerala police. In a letter sent to the Ministry of External Affairs...
08:53 AM, Mar 12, 2012
Rome: Italy said on Monday it was very concerned over what it called an 'unacceptable' decision by Indian authorities to jail two Italian marines who had been held in a police-guarded guest house for allegedly shooting two fishermen. Indian authorities detained Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone in the southern Indian coastal town of Kochi on February 20, igniting a diplomatic dispute that has escalated. The two marines were assigned to...
10:52 AM, Mar 06, 2012
Kollam: Two Italian marines charged with murder in connection with the killing of two Indian fishermen, were on Monday remanded in judicial custody for 14 days by a court in Kollam and sent to the Central Prison at Thiruvananthapuram. The marines, Latore Massimiliano and Salvatore Girone, were produced before Chief Judicial Magistrate AK Gopakumar as their police custody ended this afternoon. The court asked prison authorities to arrange for Italian...
11:35 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
Thiruvananthapuram: Asserting that the probe in the fishermen killing case was progressing well, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Monday told the assembly that no leniency would be shown to accused Italian marines as government's priority was to ensure justice to the victims' families. Accusing the Congress-led UDF government of failing to ensure safety of the fishing community, LDF opposition walked out of the House. They also alleged that the...
12:45 PM, Mar 05, 2012
Rome: While the alleged killing of two Indian fishermen by Italian Marines has ignited a diplomatic debate between India and Italy, people in this country are sorry for the deaths but are more concerned about the safety of their two soldiers, who they think were merely "doing their duty". Italian navy chief, Admiral Luigi Binelli Mantelli, was quoted as saying in the Italian media that has been reporting the incident...
12:36 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
Kollam: The family of Jelastine, one of the two fishermen allegedly killed by Italian marines guards, on Sunday refused to meet visiting Deputy Foreign Minister Steffan de Mistura fearing it would harm their case. Though the Italian team tried to have a meeting with wife and two sons of Jelastine with the help of a Catholic priest, the faimly turned down the request. Police also objected to the move on...
10:11 PM, Mar 04, 2012
Kollam (Ker): Two Italian officials were on Friday allowed by a Kerala court to be present during forensic examination of arms seized from the ship 'Enrica Lexie' in connection with the killing of two Indian fishermen off the Kollam coast on February 15. The court made it clear that the Italian officials could be present only as "silent spectators" during the examination at Government Forensic Laboratory in Thiruvananthapuram and should...
07:26 PM, Mar 02, 2012
