New Delhi: The NIA probe into the killing of two Kerala fishermen is likely to be delayed as several key documents are being translated from Malayalam and Italian to English and the agency needs to question all foreign witnesses present on the Italian ship who left India long ago.
Several key documents, including the FIR filed by the Kerala Police and log-book of ship 'Enrica Lexie', were either recorded in Malayalam or Italian and all of them needed to be translated into English which is a time-consuming process, a Home Ministry official said.
Besides, after the Supreme Court allowed the National Investigation Agency to investigate the case, it needs to question all foreign witnesses present on the Italian ship that left India long ago. The NIA will have to inform through diplomatic channels the sailors and others present on the ship to join the investigation. The apex court too had observed that the investigators have to give at least five week to foreign witnesses to join the probe process.
"Under such circumstances, it is obvious that the probe will be delayed quite a bit," the official said. The two Italian marines - Massimiliano Lattore and Salvatore Girone - were allegedly involved in the killing of the fishermen in 2012....
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12:12 PM, Apr 16, 2013
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08:58 AM, Mar 28, 2013
The two Italian marines, Massimiliano Lattore and Salvatore Girone, charged with killing two Indian fishermen are set to return to India. While India has called it a diplomatic victory, it has also assured Italy that the marines will not be arrested on their return and neither will they face death penalty as the case is not a rarest of rare case. ...
02:35 PM, Mar 22, 2013
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01:41 PM, Mar 22, 2013
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12:52 PM, Mar 22, 2013
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has said that the Italian marines charged with the murders of two Indian fishermen will face trial as usual in India and that the law won't change. This comes even as the Italian foreign office said that they have been assured there will be no death penalty for the marines. Sources also say there is a possibility that the marines could serve their prison term ...
11:02 AM, Mar 22, 2013
A day after Italy agreed to send its marines back to India to face trial in the fishermen killings case, Italian ambassador Daniel Mancini is likely to move the Supreme Court on Friday requesting it to lift the Indian government's restraining order on his travel. ...
08:44 AM, Mar 22, 2013
It is a victory for India in the stand-off with Italy over the fate of the two Italian marines, Massimiliano Lattore and Salvatore Girone, accused of killing two Kerala fishermen. The Italian government has said that the marines will be sent back to India on Friday. ...
07:42 AM, Mar 22, 2013
India would be breaking international law if it stops Italy's ambassador from leaving the country in a dispute over two Italian marines charged with killing two Indian fishermen, the European Union said on Tuesday. ...
05:10 AM, Mar 20, 2013
Breaking her silence for the first time on the Italian marines case, Congress President Sonia Gandhi said that no country should take India for granted. Sonia further said that the diplomatic immunity issue of Italian Ambassador Daniel Mancini must be taken up immediately. ...
11:07 AM, Mar 19, 2013
Italy said on Monday the decision by India's Supreme Court to bar the Italian ambassador from leaving the country violated diplomatic immunity law, but added it hoped to amicably resolve a dispute over the killing of two Indian fishermen by Italian marines. ...
11:03 AM, Mar 19, 2013
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06:10 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Coming down heavily on Italian Ambassador Daniel Mancini while hearing the case of Italian marines, the Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir not only restrained him from leaving the country till further orders, he also added that a person who comes to the court and gives an undertaking has no immunity. ...
11:34 AM, Mar 18, 2013
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08:18 AM, Mar 18, 2013
Airports across the country have been alerted to prevent Italian ambassador Daniele Mancini from leaving the country, sources have told CNN-IBN. A message has been sent to all immigration outposts across the country in compliance with the Supreme Court order by the Ministry of Home Affairs. ...
02:17 PM, Mar 15, 2013
India has stopped its new ambassador to Italy from taking charge over the marines issue. Sources in the Ministry of External Affairs say this will come as a clear signal of India's tough intentions. ...
01:11 PM, Mar 15, 2013
The Supreme Court has issued a notice to Italian ambassador Daniele Mancini restraining him from leaving India over Italy's decision of not sending back its marines charged with the murder of two Kerala fishermen. The court has given time till March 18 to the ambassador to respond to the notice. ...
11:46 AM, Mar 14, 2013
A day after sending out a stern warning to Italy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Thursday and reports indicate that the issue of the Italian marines is likely to be discussed. This could include what punitive actions need to be taken in the stand off with Italy. ...
10:13 AM, Mar 14, 2013
A day after sending out a stern warning to Italy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Thursday and reports indicate that the issue of the Italian marines is likely to be discussed. This could include what punitive actions need to be taken in the stand off with Italy. ...
09:21 AM, Mar 14, 2013
