Italy Dismisses Case Against Marines Over Murder Of Indian Fishermen
NDTV
The two Italian marines had shot dead unarmed fishermen off the Indian coast in 2012 leading to a legal saga that dogged India-Italy relations for a decade.
A Rome judge on Monday dismissed a murder investigation into two Italian marines who killed two fishermen in Kerala in 2012, months after the case was dropped by the Supreme Court of India.
In a statement, Italian Defence Minister Lorenzo Guerini welcomed the "positive outcome" for Salvatore Girone and Massimiliano Latorre.
News agencies said it followed an assessment by prosecutors last month that there was not enough evidence for a trial.
"This brings to an end a years-long event during which the defence ministry has never left the two marines and their families on their own," Guerini said.
