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Court tells Italian ship owner to deposit Rs.2.5 million
Wednesday February 22, 2012 10:45:58 PM,
IANS
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Kochi: The Kerala High
Court Wednesday asked the owners of the Italian vessel, anchored
near the Kochi coast after a shooting row, to furnish a bank
guarantee of Rs.2.5 million (over $50,000) and said it could leave
the Indian waters if investigating agencies agreed to it.
Two Indian fishermen, Ajesh Binki, 25, and Gelastine, 45, were
allegedly mistaken as pirates and shot dead by the security crew
of cargo vessel Enrica Lexie Feb 15, about 14 nautical miles off
Alappuzha. Two Italian Marines have been arrested for the
shooting.
Justice Harun-ul-Rashid was hearing a petition filed by the family
of Gelastine for compensation amount.
The victim's widow, Dora, and children filed the petition Tuesday,
seeking a compensation of Rs.1 crore. The plea said the ship
should not be allowed to leave the Indian waters till the relief
was paid.
Reacting to the court decision, Dora said that they would file a
plea seeking an enhancement of the low bank guarantee amount fixed
by the court.
Counsel for the Italian vessel owner argued that the compensation
of Rs.1 crore sought by the victim's family was unheard of and too
high.
Another petition was filed in the court on the behalf of two
arrested Italian Marines Latorre Massimillano and Salvatore Girone,
seeking the quashing of the murder charges filed against them in
the trial court.
They said as per the international maritime laws, the incident
occurred in international waters and the case could not be heard
by an Indian court. The petition will come up for hearing
Thursday.
In Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram, a group of Italian
officials met Director General of Police Jacob Punnoose. They
discussed facilities for the two accused during their remand
period.
The two accused men were picked up from the vessel Sunday and
arrested. A court near Kollam Monday sent them to 14 days in
custody, with the police given the first three days to interrogate
them.
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