Girone should return to Italy-tribunal (3)

(ANSA) - Rome, May 3 - 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.