344. Marò: “Fake Documents from India”
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| The Two Marò - Massimiliano Latorre e Salvatore Girone Detained for doing their duty |
I
know how distressing it is
for Indian people not to be able to have decent politicians and a government
who will act in favour of the people instead of themselves. I know how painful
it is for Indian people to gain equality and justice. I know how difficult it
is for many Indian people to survive in a decent manner when authorities treat
them as mats under their feet. I know because at the moment this is how the
Indian authorities are treating, in the same way, another nation- Italy.
My
experience of Indian people
is an amazing one, otherwise I would not have gone to India, I would not have
worked with Indians, I would not have written their history and I would not have
started “The True India Blog” if I
did not feel passionate about India and Indian people.
However,
since the Indian authorities
have captured, under false pretences, two Italian Marò, specialized sailors who are there to protect other ships,
including Indian ones, from the onslaught
of pirates, have detained them, accused them of murder which carries a
capital punishment sentence and refuses to return them to Italy, I am much
disillusioned with those who are in Authority in India.
We all know that the grass is
always greener on the other side and so Indian fishermen are often found
floating outside Indian territory into the international waters of the Arabian
Sea where the chances of catching better fish are greater.
However, that is a
dangerous move because, and the Indian authorities, in
particular that of Kochi in Kerala, are only too well aware, that
international ships, including those of India, have been repeatedly attacked by
pirates and held for ransom. Hence when you get an international
military body set up to safeguard those ships in those waters
from piracy, it is inevitable that if you are fishing in those areas you place
yourself at risk automatically, especially if you don’t identify
yourself as happened in this case.
As it turned out, the fishermen were not
pirates but normal fishermen and the families have been compensated by
the Italian government, though, let us remember, the Italian government was not
obliged to do so since the fishermen were out of bounds, and the sailors were doing their job, but
the offer of compensation only goes to show the good faith and
desire to maintain peaceful relationships with India. But above all it is
a way to show that Italian military personnel are not trained to be ferocious
killers, but merely carrying out their peace keeping mission
duties. Let us also remember if the fishermen had identified
themselves, they would still be alive today.
In thanks to all this the Indian government has taken the
said nation, Italy for a ride by producing a fake report which is the basis of
the accusation against the two sailors, as Italian M.P. Francesco Storace claims.
The document being the expert
court ballistic findings on the bullets that would incriminate the two
sailors, is according to a famous court expert, a counterfeit with obvious alterations, deletions, overwrites, text undercurrent.
A report different from the original and above all the conclusions of that,
which could be quite different from the original presented to the court. *
It is difficult for an Indian to gain justice in
India, unless it is politically or
financially worthwhile, so one can imagine how much more so it would be for
a foreigner, especially an Italian
since it would go against the most powerful woman in India, Sonia Gandhi. It was necessary therefore to stipulate an
official agreement with India, as reported herewith:
“On
October 25, the Italian Senate approved a definitive agreement
signed between the Italian government and the Indian that allows prisoners to
both countries (18 in Italian India, 108 Indian in Italy) to serve his
prison sentence in their own country. Ratification described as a
"parachute" for the two sailors of which, however, to date, on the
Indian press there is not a trace.” **” **
However, the idea of a
criminal sentence should not even be considered. “
“According to Italian law and
its extraterritorial protocols, in accordance with UN resolutions governing the
international fight against piracy, the sailors aboard the Enrica Lexie must be
considered military personnel serving on
the Italian territory -
the tanker struck the Italian flag - and should therefore enjoy immunity from
legal process in respect of other States.”***
“ The Indian law says instead that any crime committed against a citizen
of India on an Indian ship - like St. Antony - must be judged in Indian territory,
even if the accused had beenfound in international waters.” ***
It obviously was not murder, no one intended to kill the two Indian
fishermen, they were mistakenly killed by sailors who were only doing their
job, safeguarding others from pirates. Allowing for this tragic mistake, the Italian government have ensured that the
welfare of the two fishermen families have been secured and the sons will be
ensured an education and future they would
not otherwise have had.
Please sign the petition to the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to
ask the Indian authorities for the return of the Italian sailors to their
country, Italy.
I ask for solidarity from all people in Europe and other continents
where democracy exists, for this is also a question of democracy. Should this
be signed by a person from India, I and the Italian people will appreciate and treasure
your act of good will and friendship.
At the bottom of the form
there is a box labelled “inquiry”
you may copy and paste the following sentence or make up one of your own.
“Request the Indian Authorities allow the Italian Marò, Massimiliano Latorre e Salvatore Girone be
returned to their country, Italy.”
Click on link below to fill
out the form.
* http://www.primapaginanews.it/dettaglio_news_hr.asp?ctg=3&id=122157
** http://www.china-files.com/it/link/23034/india-quello-che-non-vi-hanno-detto-sul-caso-enrica-lexie
*** http://www.china-files.com/it/link/23029/india-il-caso-enrica-lexie
