Italy angry at India invoking anti-piracy law in case against two Italian marines

(10 Feb 2014) The Italian special envoy to India said on Monday that India's decision to invoke an anti-piracy law when it tries two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen was "unacceptable," even without the death penalty.
Speaking to reporters after a hearing at the Indian Supreme court in New Delhi , the Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Staffan de Mistura said his government would challenge the decision as applying the anti-maritime law would "make Italy, a friendly country of India, tantamount and equivalent to a terrorist act country."
The Supreme court will hear the case again on 18 February.
On Friday, India acceded to Italy's request and decided against invoking the anti-piracy law carrying the death penalty against the marines, who are awaiting trial in India.
India's top court had ordered the government last Monday to decide within a week whether it would invoke the law.
The two Italian marines were on anti-pirate duty aboard a cargo ship in 2012 when they fired at the fishermen on an Indian boat, saying they mistook them for pirates.
Italy had objected to plans by India's anti-terror agency to invoke maritime laws that carry the death penalty.
Italy also said the shooting happened in international waters during an international anti-piracy mission and thus, Rome, not India, should have jurisdiction.
But India has always said the ship was in their territorial waters.
The Italian government returned the marines to India in March 2013, saying it had received written assurances that India would not impose the death penalty in the event of a conviction.
The case has sparked a bitter row between India and Italy.
The marines, Massimilian Latorre and Salvatore Girone, are currently on bail pending trial and are living and working at the Italian Embassy in Delhi.
Italy insits that the men be sent back to Italy while awaiting the start of the trial.
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