Judiciary asked to probe marines case

(ANSA) - Rome, June 3 - A group of citizens on Tuesday called on the judiciary to look into the handling of the case of two Italian marines detained in India without formal charges after allegedly murdering two Indian fishermen during an anti-piracy mission in February 2012. "With this petition to the public prosecution we intend to have our say," said General Fernando Termentini of the case concerning Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, a day after the servicemen reiterated their innocence and said all they could do is "suffer with dignity" as they wait for a resolution to the affair. "To say that there is obscurantism surrounding the case is an understatement," continued Termentini. "Often the facts that are reported are at the limit of being inferential. "The two marines must have justice and they must be tried before the 'natural tribunal', which is Italian. Last week Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini said a team of experts in international law had begun work on the case with a view to steering it towards arbitration by an international organisation such as the United Nations.
    Meanwhile on Tuesday the navy said the patience of Latorre and Girone was wearing thin and called on Premier Matteo Renzi to channel "his enthusiasm and energy into brining our boys home".