Italian marines case: Fisherman's mother moves HC

September 14, 2021 12:45

Italian marines Salvatore Girone and Latorre Massimiliano

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday sought the Centre's response on a plea for compensation by the mother of a fisherman, who was aboard the St Antony fishing vessel, which was fired upon by two Italian marines in 2012 killing two persons, and later died by suicide allegedly due to the trauma of the incident.

The high court directed the central government counsel to file a statement in response to the plea and listed the matter for hearing after two weeks.

The woman, in her plea, has contended that the boat owner did not forward her son's name as one of the persons who was also onboard the vessel and therefore, he neither received any counselling for the trauma suffered nor was considered for compensation. Subsequently, as a result of the trauma suffered during the incident, the petitioner's son committed suicide, her lawyer told the court.

The lawyer said that the petitioner's son's name ought to have been sent to the Italian authorities for consideration of appropriate compensation.

Last month around 10 fishermen, who were also onboard the fishing vessel and had survived the firing incident, had moved the Supreme Court seeking compensation. The apex court had, thereafter, directed the Kerala High Court not to disburse any amount from the Rs 2 crore earmarked for the owner of the fishing vessel.

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