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
Kochi: In a bid to persuade India to hand over its two arrested marines charged with murder for killing two fishermen, Italy told the Kerala High Court on Thursday it has initiated criminal proceedings against them under its law that could lead to a prison term of not less than 21 years. The police custody of the two Italian marines Latore Massimiliano and Salvatore Gironi was meanwhile extended till March...
09:35 PM, Mar 01, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of any out of court settlement in the case relating to the killing of two Indian fishermen by two Italian marines onboard a merchant ship. "There is no provision in Indian criminal law to have an out of court settlement on charges of murder," Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told mediapersons after a cabinet meeting to questions about reports that Italian...
05:40 PM, Feb 29, 2012
Kochi: A Kollam court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by Italy in connection with the killing of two Indian fishermen off the Kochi coast. Italy had sought permission to allow presence of their forensic experts during the examination of the weapons recovered from the ship. This came a day after the Italian Foreign Minister met his Indian counterpart SM Krishna over the alleged killings of the fishermen by Italian...
05:32 PM, Feb 29, 2012
Kochi: Italy has filed a fresh petition in the Kollam Magistrate Court in the Indian fishermen's killings case. Italy has sought permission for Italian experts to be present while the weapons are being examined in the forensic labs. This came a day after the Italian Foreign Minister met his Indian counterpart SM Krishna over the alleged killings of two Indian fishermen by Italian naval guards. Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi...
12:32 PM, Feb 29, 2012
New Delhi: The Italian Foreign Minister met his Indian counterpart SM Krishna on Tuesday over the alleged killings of two Indian fishermen by Italian naval guards. Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi expressed regret and condolences to the families of the victims in the meeting. After the meeting, Krishna said that there was a strong public opinion on both sides. In a joint press briefing, Krishna said, "We met in the...
01:40 PM, Feb 28, 2012
New Delhi: Italy's Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi arrived in India on a two-day visit over the killing of two Indian fishermen allegedly by Italian naval guards. He is accompanied by the family members of the two Italian navy personnel who have been arrested over the alleged killings. He met his Indian counterpart SM Krishna and Commerce Minister Anand Sharma before heading to Kochi to meet Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy....
10:00 AM, Feb 28, 2012
Kochi: The Italian weapons were protected in two vaults in the Italian vessel, Enrica Lexie. Though the marines were in the ship to safeguard the vessel, the weapon room resembled a perfect Military armoury. One of the police personnel who was a part of the search and seizure procedure said that, the Italians had perfectly documented all the weapons. "Even the small bullets had been documented and they were accounted...
07:51 AM, Feb 27, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Holding that the two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen off Kerala coast would be prosecuted under the Indian law, Defence Minister AK Antony today said the investigation into the case was progressing in the right direction. "The case will be proceeded under the Indian law. Judiciary in the country is independent," Antony told reporters here. "The incident of shooting down of two hapless fishermen off the...
02:47 PM, Feb 26, 2012
Kochi: Even as the Italian deputy foreign minister maintains that they wish to maintain good ties with India, the Kochi Police has brought the Italian ship to the Kochi port and is expected to search the Italian ship for weapons on Monday. However, at the Neendakara harbour, the fishing community is still struggling to get back to their normal lives. A week after two of their men were shot dead...
08:47 AM, Feb 26, 2012
Italy moderated its position on Friday, praising the Kerala court for allowing Italian ballistic experts to observe the Kerala police probe. ...
08:43 PM, Feb 24, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Italy's Deputy Foreign Minister Steffan de Mistura met Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Wednesday night over the alleged killing of two Indian fishermen by Italian naval guards. Both sides stuck to their positions. Rome has been seeking immunity for its navy personnel arguing that the incident occurred in international waters. But Delhi has been refusing to relent. The Italian minister wanted to meet the victims' families, but Chandy...
12:30 AM, Feb 23, 2012
Kochi: Cardinal Mar George Alencherry issued a press statement on Wednesday after an alleged remark by him on the fishermen deaths sparked a controversy. The Cardinal said, "The report of the Italian press agency is wrong. The agency removed the report and expressed their apology for the mistake. I have not tried to intervene in this matter, nor have I contacted any ministers regarding this." He added, "Two precious lives...
05:45 PM, Feb 22, 2012
Kochi: Italy is apparently not only engaging diplomatically with Kerala over the killing of two Indian fishermen by Italian navy guards, but also working the Catholic channels through the Vatican to secure their release from custody. Indian Cardinal George Alencherry, who was recently ordained in Rome, has now been dragged into the controversy. Reports say that Alencherry had appealed to the Kerala government asking it not to "precipitate action". But...
04:45 PM, Feb 22, 2012
New Delhi: A five-member Italian delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Staffan De Mistura met Home Ministry officials in Delhi to secure the release of the two naval officers in custody for allegedly killing two fishermen. Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, who himself will visit the country on February 29, has instructed De Mistura to continue, at the political level, the work already carried out by the delegation of Italian...
01:10 PM, Feb 22, 2012
New Delhi: The row over the alleged killing of two Indian fishermen by Italian naval guards has escalated. Italy is not only engaging diplomatically, but also working the Catholic channels through the Vatican to secure the release of the two guards accused of killing two Indian fishermen, according to reports. Indian Cardinal George Alencherry has also been dragged into the controversy. A report had claimed that Alencherry had appealed to...
12:20 PM, Feb 22, 2012
A report claimed that Indian cardinal George Alencherry had appealed to the Kerala govt not to 'precipitate action'. ...
11:40 AM, Feb 22, 2012
New Delhi: Italy has gone on a diplomatic offensive to rescue its nationals who have been accused of killing two Indian fishermen. A top Italian envoy will be in Delhi on Wednesday to negotiate their release, while the accused naval personnel will seek relief from the Kerala High Court. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) was also formed on Tuesday to investigate the alleged killing of two fishermen by the two...
07:33 AM, Feb 22, 2012
Kochi: A Special Investigation Team (SIT) was formed on Tuesday to investigate the killing of two fishermen by two Italian Navy guards on board an Italian ship, Enrica Lexie, off the Kochi coast earlier this month. Kochi Police Commissioner Ajith Kumar will reportedly be heading the team. Italy has said it will be sending a top envoy to India to negotiate with the government over the incident. Italy has insisted...
09:06 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
