The Hague arbitration tribunal for
the case of two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian
fisherman during an anti-piracy mission in 2012 confirmed
Tuesday that it has ruled that Salvatore Girone should be
allowed to return to Italy.
"Italy and India shall cooperate, including in proceedings
before the Supreme Court of India, to achieve a relaxation of
the bail conditions of Sergeant Girone so as to give effect to
the concept of considerations of humanity, so that Sergeant
Girone... may return to Italy during the present Annex VII
arbitration," it said.
On Monday the Italian foreign ministry in Rome confirmed
that the tribunal had upheld Italy's request for Girone to be
allowed to return from India after ANSA broke the news.
The other marine, Massimiliano Latorre, was allowed by
India to return to Italy for treatment after he had a stroke in
2014.
The Hague tribunal stressed that Girone will remain "under
the authority of the Supreme Court of India" during the
arbitration.
"The Arbitral Tribunal confirms Italy's obligation to
return Sergeant Girone to India in case the Arbitral Tribunal
finds that India has jurisdiction over him in respect of the
"Enrica Lexie" incident," it added referring to the merchant
ship the marines were aboard at the time of the incident when
the two Indian fishermen were killed.
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