Kollam:
The Italian government has filed a fresh petition before the Kollam court which is hearing the case of alleged death of two Kerala fishermen at the hands of Italian Marines. The petition seeks Italian representation during examination of weapon.
The weapon, recovered during a search by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Kerala Police, currently lie in a forensic lab for ballistic figure printing.
The SIT on Sunday seized four boxes of materials from the Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie to trace the weapons used by two marines. The boxes, containing guns and various documents, have been sealed.
The two arrested Italian marines - Latore Massimiliano and Salvatore Girone - have been charged with murder in connection with the killing of the Indian fishermen on February 15.
India and Italy continue to circle each other warily over how to handle the deaths of two Indian fishermen.
Italy's foreign minister Giulio Terzi met with SM Krishna, India's External Affairs minister, yesterday morning in Delhi. Mr Terzi expressed his regret over the deaths, but underscored that Italy wants the matter to be resolved using the laws of international waters - Italian officials say this means the marines should be tried at home. But India says its own laws apply as the incident took place within its waters.
The marines who were guarding the merchant vessel off the Kochi coast allegedly mistook the fishermen for Somalian pirates. They are under arrest in Kerala, a move that Italy has described as coercive and unilateral.
The deaths of the fishermen have provoked anger and resentment among the considerable fishing community of Kochi.
The weapon, recovered during a search by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Kerala Police, currently lie in a forensic lab for ballistic figure printing.
The SIT on Sunday seized four boxes of materials from the Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie to trace the weapons used by two marines. The boxes, containing guns and various documents, have been sealed.
The two arrested Italian marines - Latore Massimiliano and Salvatore Girone - have been charged with murder in connection with the killing of the Indian fishermen on February 15.
India and Italy continue to circle each other warily over how to handle the deaths of two Indian fishermen.
Italy's foreign minister Giulio Terzi met with SM Krishna, India's External Affairs minister, yesterday morning in Delhi. Mr Terzi expressed his regret over the deaths, but underscored that Italy wants the matter to be resolved using the laws of international waters - Italian officials say this means the marines should be tried at home. But India says its own laws apply as the incident took place within its waters.
The marines who were guarding the merchant vessel off the Kochi coast allegedly mistook the fishermen for Somalian pirates. They are under arrest in Kerala, a move that Italy has described as coercive and unilateral.
The deaths of the fishermen have provoked anger and resentment among the considerable fishing community of Kochi.
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