SC to hear Italian marines case on Feb 18
February 10, 2014  11:15
Italian Ambassador to India Daniele Mancini and Special Envoy of the Italian government Staffan De Mistura arrived at the Supreme Court to attend the hearing of the case involving two Italian marines accused of killing fishermen off the Kerala coast, an incident that has soured otherwise good relations between New Delhi and Rome.

Rome harshly criticised an Indian decision to try the accused Italian marines under an anti-piracy and anti-terrorism act.

The SC will now hear the case on February 18.

The marines dub as "misconceived" the fresh sanction against them in fishermen killing case Italian marines claim death penalty clause is still applicable. 
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