Mr. President, we cannot deny that it is with great shock that today, December 16, I read that you declared that you were ?? strongly disappointed with the news from New Delhi about the latest negative developments in the Marò affair ???? and that ?? will remain in close contact with the Government and will follow carefully ??. ?? etc. etc. (as per a press release from the Quirinale).
Our deep bewilderment, which I believe is of all those who are less summarily informed than the press tried to do so that public opinion could be so and that in the persons of our two Military, their families and their friends and colleagues, both anger and indignation, is determined by the fact that today's decision of the Indian Supreme Court and the developments of the whole old story are those that were predictable. The natural follow-up to the unfortunate betrayal of the non-commissioned officers of the Fusiliers of Marina Latorre and Girone perpetrated in Italy in March 2013, when, after she, Mr. President, had received them in your palace by paying them an honor that makes you the winners of a severe trial at the conclusion of it (certainly not because of a gesture of solidarity with the defendants, although considered innocent and persecuted). The Monti Government, already resigning, with a shameful turnaround, of which, among other things, was one of the main perpetrators, in a particularly odious way, the minister directly responsible for the branch in which our military had already operated, already, presumably, looking for a showy collaboration in the business world in which the shadows of the bribes were projected ?? Indians, disdainfully disowned his gesture, denied the role now by our country, through him, acknowledged to the two Marò and sent them back to India, to do more than defendants of an inconceivable crime (the murder volunteer) of which? in that country guilty, the hostages of those who know which maneuver.
We would then have expected from you, Mr. President, a gesture aimed at preventing this betrayal from being perpetrated. At least a gesture, a word of disappointment and confirmation of the honor and the fully positive evaluation of the work of our two compatriots, employed in a mission in defense of vital Italian interests.
But that's not enough. There were those who, although invested with public responsibilities and close to receiving the post of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, came to the point of expressing scornful words against the patient work accomplished to bring Girone to and detain in Italy and Latorre and ill-concealed satisfaction for the failure of it consequent to the will of the ministers concerned about the affairs? after it could be considered completed. A statement that implied mockery of His duties. This did not prevent that sad person from being appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, overcoming the scrutiny that is believed to have always been carried out by you at the time of the formation of Governments.
More recently that character, who had also suggested the need to work for the Indians to not inflict on the Marò a sentence of more than seven years' imprisonment, obtaining that they were sent to serve it in Italy, it was publicly stated, without denial, he would have been preferred by you instead of Gentiloni.
What could and could be expected from Indian authorities, who had also shown to expect that, in fact, Latorre and Girone would not have been returned to India, after the electoral license, accepting that the? commitment of the Italian Government was within the limits of its constitutional powers ???.
Mister President!
Your current declaration of disappointment for the turn that is taking the history of these our Soldiers, arouses, yes, amazement and painful disappointment. Because, allow us, it can not seem entirely understandable, since it could not, when she did nothing and said nothing to prevent the betrayal of our Maròs, not be clear to you the chain of consequences that from that 'unhealthy decision would be derived.
I do not deny you the right to bitterness, which one has and must have in the face of the consequences of one's mistakes. But cannot you today publicly complain about what is now happening, declare yourself strongly disappointed? as if it were something due exclusively to the distortions and injustices of others.
This is not the tone that I would like to be able to use by addressing the Supreme Representative of my country, to a man worthy of respect and respect, not only for his high office.
But I think it is senseless to repeat ?? let's bring our Marò back home ?? ignoring responsibilities and mistakes made in what has happened up to now.
We owe you as a citizen, with the wish that what can be done later does not suffer from the concern to cover responsibilities of the past.
Mauro Mellini
Fernando Termentini
