The Supreme Court today extended the stay of marine Massimiliano Latorre, who along with his colleague Salvatore Girone is accused of killing two fishermen off Kerala coast in 2012, in Italy till September 30. The court was informed by the Centre that international arbitration proceedings in the matter would be completed by December 2018.<br/><br/>A bench comprising Justices A R Dave, Kurian Joseph and Amitava Roy asked the Italian authority here to give an undertaking to abide by the conditions under which Latorre was allowed to leave India. It said a fresh undertaking has to be furnished before April 30 when the earlier extension of his stay comes to an end.<br/><br/>Solicitor General (SG) Ranjit Kumar apprised the bench about the schedule of proceedings fixed before International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in Germany. The apex court had on January 13 asked the Centre to apprise it of the status of international arbitration proceedings in the case. The court had earlier stayed all criminal proceedings, including the trial of the two marines. India has the freedom to go ahead with the trial.
News On AIR | April 26, 2016 2:05 PM
SC extends till Sept 30 stay of marine Latorre in Italy