Let me provide recent development in this regard to Vivian A. DSouza (his message is appended below):
The Supreme Court on Monday, 17th March 2013 pulled up Italian ambassador Daniele Mancini for breaching an undertaking given to the apex court and restrained him from leaving India till April 2, when it will hear the matter again. On Monday, 17th March 2013 our SC said, "You (ambassador of Italy in India) have lost our trust." The SC also refused to buy the diplomatic immunity claimed by the Italian ambassador, who said he had given the undertaking on behalf of the Italy government. The apex court said it had permitted the marines to go home on sovereign guarantee after the Italy government and its ambassador submitted to the SC jurisdiction. The SC said it would be unacceptable to argue diplomatic immunity after voluntarily subjecting to court's jurisdiction. The Union government told the court that it has rejected March 15 note verbale from Italian embassy seeking full freedom of movement for its ambassador, who had been restrained by apex court from leaving India.' The case might have not gone to this level if Subramanyam Swami MP had not filed a case in SC. In short SC ruled that ambassador has lost the immunity the day he submitted affidavit to SC on behalf of Italy government. Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Italian-envoy-has-no-diplomatic-imm unity-cant-leave-India-till-April-2-SC/articleshow/19032171.cms Best regards, U. G. Barad On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 "Vivian A. DSouza" socorro...@yahoo.com wrote: Subject: U.G Barad's Post - Italy's U-Turn My, my, how stupid can India be, to allow the Italian Marines to return to Italy for the second time in a few months, this time ostensibly so that they could cast their vote in Italian National elections.? From there the Government of Italy has refused to let them return. Italy's action is a downright slap in the face, disgusting treatment of India.? While the Italian Ambassador enjoyed "diplomatic immunity" he waived that immunity by appearing in India's Supreme Court, where he gave an affidavit, promising that the Marines would return to India.? Now that he has gone back on his solemn affidavit, and disrespected India's Supreme Court, he should be thrown in Jail for contempt of the Supreme Court of India and let him cool his heels till the Marines are brought back to India to face trial.? Where is the outrage in India ?? Is this a country or pussycats kowtowing to a European Country because the Madame President of Congress hails from that country?? Does India not have an ounce of self respect ? Or is this a country that lacks a backbone? ? Only by showing that India means business can it earn its self respect.