The case of two Italian marines who
allegedly killed two Indian fishermen they mistook as hijackers,
Salvatore Girone e Massimiliano Latorre, will be closed with
Italy paying 100 million rupees (about 1.1 million euros) in
further compensation to the fishermen's families on top of
245,000 euros already paid to them, India's High Court ruled
Friday, according to Asia News.
Last July the International Tribunal of Arbitration ruled in
Italy's favour in the case of the two Italian marines accused
of killing two Indian fishermen off the southern Indian coast in
February 2012 - but said Italy would have to pay India
compensation for the loss of life.
The court gave Italy jurisdiction in the case of Massimiliano
Latorre and Salvatore Girone, who fired on Jelestine and Ajeesh
Pinku after allegedly mistaking them for pirates while on duty
off the coast of Kerala on the merchant ship Enrica Lexie.
India was denied jurisdiction over the pair of fusiliers.
The men's immunity was recognised.
The tribunal's ruling that the marines were doing their national
duty and thus subject to the 'flag law' was announced by the
Italian foreign ministry.
The ministry said Italy would restart criminal proceedings in
the case.
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