It is quite difficult to write the story of the two marine
riflemen after 1000 days since the state has given them over
to “hostile hands” without demanding their rights to be
observed. Years have passed since they were brought into custody in
India through passive extradition, although no evidence has as yet been
put forward proving their guilt.Meanwhile press sources account that an
extradition of prisoners is becoming a real possibility for the marines.
Negotiations behind the scenes are to bring to a conclusion of the
whole affair through a direct link between Palazzo Chigi and the Office
of the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. Italy, could in
fact, in the exchange for Massimo Latorre and Salvatore Girone, hand
over to Dehli, eighteen Indian sailors who have been caught in
possession of 40 tons of narcotics on board ship while sailing in
Italian territorial waters.
Internationalization is being dropped for arbitration, though
it has been blown to the four winds by the ministers responsible in the
handling of the entire affair as being”technically”open to make
room for secret bilateral diplomacy, which, however, has nothing of
diplomatic in iteself, if negotiations are to be moving towards an
exchange of prisoners in accordance with a bilateral
agreement signed between India and Italy in August 2012.
A way that would help Modi to move out of the deadlock and earn himself
credibility on the international scene, but for Italy, at the same
time and once more, it will prove to be just another ‘fake’ victory.
The “Pyrrhic victory” after that tragic March 22, 2013 when the two marine riflemen were handed over back to India and given
the fact that in order to solve the problem, the state was ready to
accept pragmatic solutions, soemthing which would not have honoured our
armed forces; since the two Italian soldiers would be put at the same
level as 18 drug dealers that have been arrested upon fragrant crime on
board a vessel carrying 40 tons of narcotics sailing around Italian
territorial sea waters.
Rome is continually doing its utmost in not arousing susceptibility of the Indian government which instead,
has offended our sovereignty by adopting unfair judgement on two of
our soldiers without even producing circumstantial evidence on the
accusations, moreover, transgressing all human rights in restricting
their personal freedom. An awkwardness on the part of Italy, difficult
to to understand, especially now when the president of the Council
has also been appointed as President of the European Union,
and considering the recent appointment of our new Foreign Minister who
will also be in charge of European foreign policy.
On the other hand, Modi, despite optimistic expectations on the part of Italy, has
made it clear that India does not intend giving up its sovereignty. In
fact, the case of the two marine riflemen has been handed over to
the National Security Advisor, former head of the Indian intelligence,
Rajiv Doval. Not even were they to be terrorists who attacked the
security of Delhi.
Translation provided by Marina Stronati
by Fernando Termentini - november 6, 2014
fonte: http://www.interris.it
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