Fishermen killing case: Italy has paid ₹10 cr. to families, Centre informs SC
The HinduThe Centre informed the Supreme Court on Friday that Italy has paid ₹10 crore compensation for disbursal among the families of fishermen allegedly shot dead/injured by two Italian marines detailed on Enrica Lexie, an Italian-flagged vessel in 2012, who mistook them for pirates off the coast of Kerala. Italian marines case | India loses jurisdiction Earlier this year, the government approached the Supreme Court for closure of the pending trial against the two Marines, Salvatore Girone and Massimiliano Latorre, following a United National tribunal decision that the duo would be tried in Italy. On April 9, the Supreme Court said it would consider passing an order to quash the criminal proceedings only after Italy deposited ₹10 crore as compensation for the bereaved families of the fishermen. In April, the Supreme Court directed that the Republic of Italy transfer the compensation amount to an account number which would be handed over to it by the Ministry of External Affairs.