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India can't prosecute Italian marines for fishermen killings, says UN court

The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague has upheld the conduct of the Indian authorities in the incident and said New Delhi is entitled to get compensation in the case

India can't prosecute Italian marines for fishermen killings, says UN court
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India had detained the two marines Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone on Feb 15, 2012

Press Trust of India Hague
Italy on Thursday said it will "naturally respect" the ruling of an international tribunal dealing with the killing of two Indian fishermen by two Italian marines in 2012, saying Rome is ready to fulfil what the arbitration court has established, with a "spirit of collaboration."

India accused the two Italian marines on board the MV Enrica Lexie, an Italian flagged oil tanker, of shooting dead two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast on February 15, 2012.

The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague has upheld the conduct of the Indian authorities in the incident and said New Delhi is