New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday granted permission to one of the Italian marines facing murder trial in India, to travel back to Italy. The marine has been allowed to travel to Italy for four months on health grounds.
Massimiliano Latorre, one of two Italian marines being held over the 2012 shooting of two fishermen suffered a brain stroke while in custody in August.
Earlier in a statement External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had said that the Indian government would not prevent an ailing Italian marine from returning back home for medical treatment.
Under international pressure, India had dropped a plan to prosecute the marines under a tough new anti-piracy law. Italy says the incident occurred in international waters and that jurisdiction over the marines should lie with Rome.
In April 2012, Rome had paid $190,000 to each of the victims' families as compensation. In return, the families had dropped their cases against the marines, but the state's case still continues.
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