The Kerala government on Thursday blamed the Centre’s “wrong response” for the Supreme Court’s decision to relax the bail conditions of one of the two Italian marines accused of killing two fishermen off Kerala coast in 2012.
A “big foul play” had been done by the Centre right from the beginning in the case, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told reporters.
Mr. Vijayan was reacting to the apex court’s decision to relax the bail conditions of Salvatore Girone and permit him to leave for Italy till an International Arbitral Tribunal decides the jurisdictional issue between the two countries.
The other marine, Massimiliano Latorre, is already in Italy his stay there was recently extended by the apex court till September 30 this year.
“It is the wrong response of the Central government that led to the court passing this order. That is what I understand,” he said.
