Massimiliano Latorre, one of the Italian Marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen in 2012, moved the Supreme Court on Thursday seeking an extension of his stay in Italy till the end of his arbitration. Latorre wants to stay in Italy till international arbitration tribunal decides over which country has the right to try the case. "The Italian side conveyed that the presence of the two marines in Italy was conducive to restarting high level exchanges in all fields," the Hindu quoted a Diplomat. Following the report, a Twitter user posed a question to Swarup, saying "Is it true that Italy has asked Marines to remain in Italy to boost bilateral ties?Ref. Marines remain under jurisdiction of Supreme Court of India.

Source: dna September 08, 2016 06:43 UTC