Italian envoy summoned over absconding marines

March 12, 2013 18:38

The Italian envoy has been summoned to South Block to meet external affairs minister Salman Khurshid.

Two Italian marines, who were facing trial in India for allegedly killing two fishermen and were recently granted permission by the Supreme Court to go home to vote in the general election, will not return to India, Italian government said on Monday night.

Massimiliano Lattore and Salvatore Girone, charged with homicide for killing two fishermen off the Kerala coast in February last year in an anti-piracy operation were permitted by the Apex court to go to Italy for four weeks for voting in last month's election. Last time they were allowed to go home for the Christmas holidays after which they returned to India on the expiry of their leave.

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