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SC lets Italian marine stay home for three more months
New Delhi, April 9
The Supreme Court on
Thursday allowed Italian marine Massimilano Latorre to stay in Italy for
another three months - up to July 15 - on health grounds.
The
bench headed by Justice Anil R. Dave took on record an undertaking that
Chief Master Sergeant Latorre will return to India to face trial, along
with fellow marine Salvatore Girone, over the killing of two Indian
fishermen off the Kerala coast in February 2012 after allegedly
mistaking them for pirates.
Latorre had applied for extension of
his stay in Italy on health grounds, for further treatment and
recuperation following heart surgery on January 5.
The court on
January 14 had extended by three months Latorre's stay in Italy for his
recovery after his heart surgery. This extension ends on April 12.
The
court also directed its registry to list for the last week of April a
petition by the marines challenging the investigation and prosecution of
their case by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
While
allowing three months extension to Latorre on January 14, the apex court
had taken an undertaking from the Italian ambassador assuring the court
of the marine's return on expiry of the extended period.
The
court had on September 12, 2014 allowed Latorre to go to Italy for four
months for treatment, recovery and rehabilitation after he suffered a
brain stroke.