The Minister for foreign Affairs of India makes a promise to expedite the trial of 14 residents of Estonia
Nikolai Adashkevich. Foreign Minister of India Sushma Swaraj at a meeting in new York with a private Estonian colleague Marina Kaljurand promised to do everything in her power to expedite the trial of the 14 Estonian residents who worked as guards against pirates on a merchant ship Seaman Guard Ohio, said the press service of the Estonian foreign Ministry.
according to the press service, Kaljurand Wednesday at a meeting with Sushma Swaraj in new York, in the 70th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations raised the issue of Estonian life guards ships against pirates and handed her a letter.
"in the interests of both our countries, that the judicial process was completed as quickly as possible and that the men returned home to their families," wrote Kaljurand. Minister for overseas Indian Affairs said that he would do everything in its power to ensure that the judicial process was completed quickly.
The ship Seaman Guard Ohio, which followed under the flag of Sierra Leone and owned by an American organization AdvanFort, was detained by the Indian authorities in October 2013. The crew and security team of the ship from the pirates consist of 35 people, including citizens of India, the UK, Ukraine, as well as 14 Residents of Estonia. Those arrested were charged with illegal possession of weapons and ammunition and the illicit acquisition of fuel.
in July last year the court of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu has closed the case under the criminal code and was cleared of all charges regarding the members of the crew and guards of the vessel, But they are until now not have the opportunity to return home, since the court's decision was appealed to the Supreme court of India. The state government of Tamil Nadu has banned the citizens of Estonia to leave the country before the Supreme court decides on the case. However, in early July this year India's Supreme court announced that it would not accept for consideration the matter of the Estonian guards, and returned it to the Supreme court of the state of Tamil Nadu.
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