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muriel_volestrangler

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Fri Mar 22, 2013, 12:01 PM Mar 2013

Italian marines to return to India to stand trial over death of fishermen

Source: Guardian

A dispute over the fate of the marines had clouded relations between India and Italy. The Indian supreme court allowed the marines to return home last month to vote in the Italian election in exchange for a promise that they would return within four weeks. Italy later announced that the marines would not be coming back, and India threatened serious consequences.

The Italian government changed course on Thursday. It said it had decided to return the men after receiving a written assurance from Indian authorities that their "fundamental rights" would be respected.
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The marines were part of a military security team on a cargo ship when they fired at a fishing boat in February 2012, killing the two men. The marines said they mistook the fishing boat for a pirate craft.

India contends that the shooting happened in Indian waters, while Italy has said it was in international waters.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/22/italian-marines-india-trial-fishermen

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