Italian Ship Still Held in Indian Port

Supreme Court sets terms for release of Italian ship 'Enrica Lexie' after marines allegedly killed Indian fishermen

The Supreme Court warned that an Italian ship involved in the killings of two fishermen would not be allowed to sail off the Kerala coast unless there was an assurance that marines and other staff, who were witnesses in the case, would be produced as and when required during the trial in the case, according to a Deccan Herald news report.

A bench of Justices R M Lodha and H L Gokhale allowed the Italy government to clarify its stand by Wednesday morning in this regard. “If you don’t assure us, it is simple, we can’t allow the ship to go otherwise,” the bench told senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for the Republic of Italy.

The Italy government had filed a petition — which is being heard by a separate bench — challenging the jurisdiction of the Kerala police to arrest two marines from the ship “Enrica Lexie” following the incident.