Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging that the government make earnest efforts t...
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging that the government make earnest efforts to put international pressure on Italy to provide the Indian side a fair trial in the Italian marines case, The Indian Express reported. The Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague in the Netherlands had ruled on May 21 that while India is entitled to compensation from Italy for the marines’ killing of two Indian fishermen in 2012, they cannot be tried in an Indian court.
Following this, on July 2, the Centre filed an application in the Supreme Court of India to withdraw the case against Salvatore Girone and Massimiliano Latorre – the two marines. However, Vijayan strongly opposed this move, and said he would inform the Centre about it.
Kerala CM @vijayanpinarayi writes to PM @narendramodi over the ITLOS award in #ItalianMarines case expressing unhappiness over the way case was handled . Says the matter needed a “more sensitive and cautious handling from the beginning” @IndianExpress pic.twitter.com/4aQAuhKdzT
— Liz Mathew (@MathewLiz) July 4, 2020
On Saturday, Vijayan called it “shocking” that the marines cannot be tried in India. He said the Indian government should have handled the matter with more caution and sensitivity from the beginning. “If the award of the Arbitral Tribunal is not appealable...
