India Welcomes Return of Italian Marines Charged With Killings
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India welcomed the Italian government’s decision to return two marines to the South Asian nation to face trial over the killing of fishermen, a move that allows the two countries to mend a diplomatic rift.
Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid said in a statement to parliament today that Italy had been assured the marines wouldn’t be arrested if they arrived in India before a court-imposed deadline, and that if found guilty they won’t face the death penalty. Italy agreed to send back the men after it received assurances their “fundamental rights” will be protected, Prime Minister Mario Monti’s office said.