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No pressure from Italy, won’t interfere in marines trial: Krishna

May 22, 2012

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New Delhi, May 22: Notwithstanding Italy’s unhappiness over the “unacceptable nature of the judicial developments” involving two of its marines, India today made it clear that it will not “interfere” in the trial of two Italians facing murder charges in Kerala.

“The judicial process is on and the Government of India is never known to interfere in that process,” External Affairs Minister SM Krishna said. His reply came in response to a question about framing of murder charges and denial of bail to two Italian marines – Latore Massimiliano and Salvatore Girone – which has escalated the diplomatic row between Rome and New Delhi.

Krishna’s remarks came nearly a week after Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti called up Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to express concern over detention of two of his country’s sailors in Kerala for allegedly killing two fishermen.

The External Affairs Minister also denied there was any pressure from Italy on the issue. “Absolutely not”, he said.

The marines issue has sparked a series of reaction resulting in the recalling of the Italian Ambassador to India for consultations and summoning of Indian Ambassador Debabrata Saha by the Foreign Ministry in Rome.

The Italian government “firmly” impressed upon “the unacceptable nature of the judicial developments regarding the Italian servicemen, Latorre and Girone, especially as regards the charges against them….” to Saha, a statement by their foreign ministry in Rome said.

The marines were arrested on 19 February, four days after they allegedly opened fire while travelling on ship Enrica Lexie and killed two fishermen off the coast of Kerala, apparently suspecting them to be pirates.

On a separate query on Indians stranded in Angola, Krishna said, “Today I should be talking to the Foreign Minister (of Angola)…meanwhile, we have conveyed through our embassy that if any of them would like to get back to India, our embassy will make all possible arrangements for their return.”

Asked about a fresh advisory on traders in China, he said, “When I was in China and when the Chinese Foreign Minister came to Delhi, we had discussed about the plight of the traders and the talks are continuing.”


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