Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy informed the state Assembly on Monday that India would go to any length to see that the two Italian marines were brought back to stand trial for killing two Indian fishermen. ...
01:16 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Rome: Several hundred demonstrators made their way through the centre of Rome on Saturday in support of two Italian marines being held in a prison in India awaiting trail. The two men, Salvatore Girone and Massilimiano Latorre, are accused of shooting and killing two Indian fishermen they mistook for pirates. They were providing security aboard an Italian oil tanker. Forty marines from the San Marco Battalion came to Rome to...
11:46 AM, May 13, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday took strong objection to the compromise entered into by the Italian government with the families of the fishermen killed by its Marines. The court raised the objections when the Kerala government told it that the state had no objection if the ship MV Enrica Lexie was released. The Italian government agreed to pay Rs 1 crore each to the families of the two...
02:40 PM, Apr 30, 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
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
New Delhi: Notwithstanding the pressure being mounted by Italy, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has ruled out transfer of two Italian marines, held for allegedly killing two fishermen, to their home country for trial. Chandy made it clear that the crime was committed in the Indian waters and the two marines must face the Indian law. "Our stand is very clear, very open...The two soldiers of Italy committed a crime...
06:09 PM, Apr 01, 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
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
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
Kochi: Modifying a single judge's order, Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed owners of Italian ship involved in the killing of two Indian fishermen to furnish a bank guarantee, deposit or demand draft, for Rs 3 crore. A division bench, comprising Justices Thothathil B Radhakrishnan and CT Ravikumar directed the ship owners to furnish a bank guarantee for three crore, instead of Rs 25 lakh each. Until the guarantee was...
07:21 PM, Feb 28, 2012
Kochi: The Kerala Police has handed over four boxes containing the weapons used by the Italian naval personnel, who are accused of killing two Indian fishermen, to the Kollam magistrate. The boxes were recovered by the police from the Italian ship, Enrica Lexie, and will now be sent for forensic investigations. Meanwhile, the Kerala High Court, hearing a petition for compensation for the families of the victims, said that the...
04:19 PM, Feb 27, 2012
Kochi: The Kerala Police team investigating the shooting of two Indian fishermen by marine guards aboard the Italian vessel Enrica Lexie on Saturday searched 25 per cent of the ship, especially the area where arms were stored, but gave no details of any seizures. Answering a volley of questions from reporters after the search operation concluded, team leader and Kochi Police Commissioner Ajith Kumar was non-committal on what was seized...
07:46 PM, Feb 25, 2012
Kochi: The Kerala Police and an Italian team with two experts began searching the Italian ship Enrica Lexie on Saturday for the weapons allegedly used by the two naval guards in the killing of two Indian fishermen on February 15. The high court earlier ordered the arrest of the vessel till Monday. A Kollam court had earlier this week had permitted police to seize the arms allegedly used to fire...
12:59 PM, Feb 25, 2012
Chennai: The killing of two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast in firing allegedly by two Italian marines on board an oil tanker is an 'unpardonable crime' and the guilty would be punished, Shipping Minister GK Vasan said in Chennai on Monday. "As I have already said it is condemnable. They (Kerala police) are looking into it as a suspicious incident. Our waterfront is not infested by pirates.So it is...
04:48 PM, Feb 20, 2012
Kochi: The two Italian Navy personnel who allegedly shot two Indian fishermen dead were taken into custody on Sunday and will be brought to Kollam on Monday. They were earlier taken on shore and detained by the Kerala police. They will face a possible murder charge, even as the diplomatic standoff in New Delhi continues. For four days, Italy stalled and hedged, resisted police action, attempted negotiation, and intervened politically....
06:22 AM, Feb 20, 2012
Kochi: The two Italian Navy personnel accused of firing at two Indian fishermen in Kochi a few days ago were brought to the shore on Sunday and taken into custody by the Kochi and Kollam Police. The Italian Consul General, who is in Kochi, and the captain of the Enrica Lexie accompanied them. The two are likely to be detained for a day or two. They will then be handed...
04:48 PM, Feb 19, 2012
