The Hague marines hearing set for July

(ANSA) - Rome, December 19 - A hearing at an arbitration tribunal in The Hague on who should have jurisdiction of the case of two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen they allegedly mistook as pirates on February 15 2012 will start on July 8 and run until July 20. The judges will then have to give a ruling within six months.
    The hearing has initially been set to start on October 22 but was postponed due to the death of one of the five judges. The case of marines Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone has caused friction between Italy and India.