After yesterday's worrying news from India on the possible application of the death penalty to our two Fusiliers of Marina Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, the spotlight of the Italian media up to now detached from the problem suddenly came on, except for only two newspapers journalists who have continuously informed us.
Hundreds of agencies, dozens of articles (there is no national newspaper that today does not speak of the matter), tones of wonder of politicians lost in front of this unexpected time face of India, all people perhaps so far lived in another planet . Realities instead known and predictable since that fateful 22 March 2013 when the Executive presided by Senator Monti decided to return two Italian citizens to the undue judgment of a Third State, even not taking into account the constraints imposed by judgments of the Italian Supreme Court.
Wonder that India today still talks about the death penalty when it should have been no surprise that after a few days after the extradition, The Hindu informed us that "Prime Minister Singh also said that, in light of ongoing investigations , it would be premature to express an opinion on specific aspects "and does not give any certainty about the guarantees given by the Indian Government which, moreover, as repeatedly rightly reiterated, has no influence on the Judiciary.http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1820653/report-italian-pm-calls-up-manmohan-singh-discusses-marines-issue).
Senator Monti in charge of the Executive, on that occasion, probably in doubt that he had overestimated the Indian guarantee, called Singh, as reported by the Hindustan Times "Concerned Italian PM calls up Singh", which it is not risky to render in Italian with an "Interested (Worried?) PM Monti calls Singh again ”.
On the other hand, it would have been useful to previously investigate the validity of the insurances reaffirmed several times by Dr. de Mistura on the guarantee of the non-application of the death penalty by India, on the basis of a mere declaration signed by the Indian Business Attaché at the Embassy of Rome.
On April 28, 2013 the Letta government takes office, the management of the Farnesina is entrusted to Dr. Emma Bonino and a few days later the Italian / Swedish Dr. Staffan de Mistura Government Commissioner responsible for managing the affair of the two Marò hostage of India.
From that moment on, almost every day dozens of declarations, words and only clearly circumstantial words that over time have shown an absolute lack of objective content. Sentences lent by one institutional representative to the other, which expressed the certainty of a quick solution, the hope of a fair trial, absolute certainty of non-application of the death penalty by India, to arrive at the statements of the Deputy Foreign Minister Pistilli who informs us of "Rules of engagement agreed with India" and a solution to the matter shared with Delhi.
Minister Bonino merely reminded us from time to time that the government and the foreign ministry were following the problem carefully and with absolute commitment. The same one who decided to desert India on the occasion of important international engagements such as the Europe - Asia meeting (ASEM) and renounced going to Delhi as a sign of closeness to the two troubled soldiers, preferring to spend the New Year in Senegal to check " openings in women's rights in culture and infrastructure ”.
A Minister who chose to follow particular issues rather than express the Italian significance in the world, as when on December 12 he praised "Uruguay for the liberalization of cannabis", on September 6 he attacked Russia for the restrictive laws on gays and was concerned about fate of four rowdy Italians arrested in Poland for conduct inconsistent with local law during a sporting event.
Towards our two marines, among the many words diluted over time, only a precise statement "The innocence of the two marines is not proven", a clear denial also of the rule of law.
Yesterday, suddenly it seemed that our Foreign Minister had realized that perhaps his first-hand commitment as Foreign Minister was appropriate. Through an Agency he informed us that there would be a meeting at Palazzo Chigi with the Prime Minister at the end of which there would be a press release.
(ASCA) - Rome, Jan 9, 2014 - Prime Minister Enrico Letta and Foreign Minister Emma Bonino will meet today at 16,30 pm to discuss the latest developments on the Maro 'case. This was announced by the head of the foreign ministry, explaining that a press release will be issued at the end of the meeting. This morning, the Indian media spoke of an agreement reached in India at the inter-ministerial level, according to which the scenario of the death penalty would be proposed again for the two Navy riflemen. Shortly after, the same Minister of the Interior, Sushil Kumar Shinde, announced that the Indian government has not yet decided whether to allow the NIA to proceed against the two maro 'under the' Sua Act ', the special maritime law that provides capital punishment in case of murder, but he will do it '' in two or three days ''.
The Communiqué was there, the Prime Minister released it, resorting, however, to the usual words of circumstance, "Rome, 10 Jan - The Italian government reiterates its position and Prime Minister Enrico Letta defines the hypothesis of application as" unacceptable " of the death penalty for the two Italian Maròs held in India Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone ”.
The head of the Farnesina, however, continues to remain in the almost disturbed shadow of having to deal with two soldiers, social figures that have always been unpleasant to you.
He continues to be silent and one suspects that he does so because he has nothing to tell us unless he admits that perhaps when he stated and published on his FB page that he was daily committed to following the fate of 10.000 Italians in difficulty abroad, he miscalculated. The real number is 9.998!
Fernando Termentini
