(see related) An arbitration
tribunal in The Hague was told Wednesday that the rights of both
Italy and Italian marine Salvatore Girone were being hit by his
inability to leave India. "Girone is forced to live thousands of
kilometres from his family, with two small children, deprived of
his freedom and his rights," said Ambassador Francesco
Azzarello, Italy's representative to the tribunal. "The damage
to his rights regards Italy, which is suffering severe and
irreversible detriment by his detention, and the exercise of
jurisdiction by an Italian State body". Azzarello said that the
marines were involved the incident relating to the Enrica Lexie
ship while on an anti-piracy mission for the State and therefore
benefit from immunity. He also said that India had not
"respected the basic principle of due process" - that of
"presenting a charge".
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