India can`t try Italian marines, will face probe at home: Ruling
(WorldNews India)

THE ITALIAN marines — facing charges of killing two Indian fishermen in February 2012 — will not be tried in India, and face criminal proceedings in Italy, said the Permanent Court of Arbitration on Thursday. The court, based in The Hague, further said New Delhi was entitled to compensation and asked India and Italy to consult on the amount of compensation due. In a close 3:2 vote, the tribunal ruled that the Italian marines enjoyed diplomatic immunity as Italian state officials under the United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea. Taking note of the “commitment expressed by Italy” to resume its criminal investigation into the incident, the tribunal said India must cease to...