Salvatore Girone, one of two Italian
marine fusiliers under investigation for murder in the 2012
deaths of two fishermen in an anti-piracy mission off southern
India in 2012, was questioned for three hours by Rome
prosecutors on Friday.
Gione's defence lawyers said "we are very satisfied, Girone
answered the prosecutor's questions.
"We hope that an acquittal will soon be reached for an affair
that has lasted many years".
The other officer, Massimiliano Latorre, will be questioned on
Tuesday, sources said.
The pair allegedly fired on Jelestine and Ajeesh Pinku after
mistaking them for pirates while on duty off the coast of Kerala
on the merchant ship Enrica Lexie in February 2012.
Last month the Indian Supreme Court closed legal proceedings in
India against the two marines.
Last year the International Tribunal of Arbitration ruled in
Italy's favour in the case after a long battle over who had
jurisdiction and said Italy would have to pay compensation for
the loss of life.
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