Talks on dead fishermen
Source: Agencies |
February 20, 2012, Monday
|
Print Edition
Print Edition
INDIAN police yesterday detained two Italian marine guards for allegedly shooting to death two Indian fishermen they mistook for pirates.
The suspects were brought ashore in southern India and placed in custody for further questioning, police said.
The two Italians were part of a six-member marine security team on the cargo ship, Enrica Lexie, and are suspected of firing on an Indian fishing boat they mistook for a pirate ship off Kerala state on Wednesday. Two fishermen were killed instantly.
Italy's ambassador to India and a delegation of experts from Italy's foreign, defense and justice ministries arrived in India yesterday and discussed the case with Indian officials, the Italian foreign ministry said in a statement.
The Italian government maintains the case should be handled by its own judicial authorities "since the deeds happened in international waters on an Italian-flagged ship," the statement said.
The meeting failed to yield agreement, the ministry said.
The suspects were brought ashore in southern India and placed in custody for further questioning, police said.
The two Italians were part of a six-member marine security team on the cargo ship, Enrica Lexie, and are suspected of firing on an Indian fishing boat they mistook for a pirate ship off Kerala state on Wednesday. Two fishermen were killed instantly.
Italy's ambassador to India and a delegation of experts from Italy's foreign, defense and justice ministries arrived in India yesterday and discussed the case with Indian officials, the Italian foreign ministry said in a statement.
The Italian government maintains the case should be handled by its own judicial authorities "since the deeds happened in international waters on an Italian-flagged ship," the statement said.
The meeting failed to yield agreement, the ministry said.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
