A court hearing in the case of
two Italian marines being detained in India in the shooting
deaths of two fishermen was adjourned Thursday to October 14,
because the judge was taken ill.
India's Supreme Court on March 28 agreed to hear an appeal
by the marines, who argue among other things that India's NIA
anti-terror police should not be handling their case.
Proceedings against the two have been suspended as of that
ruling.
Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone have been held in
India since allegedly shooting to death fishermen Valentine (aka
Gelastine) and Ajesh Binki during an anti-piracy mission in
February 2012.
Rome is seeking international arbitration in the case,
arguing it is not under Indian jurisdiction as the incident
occurred outside the country's territorial waters.
As well, Italy argues the marines should be exempt from
prosecution in India because they are servicemen who were
working on a mission.
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