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(Kerala): Hours after Rome recalled its ambassador to New Delhi , a Sessions Court on Saturday denied bail to Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, Italian sailors charged with the murder of two Indian fishermen they mistook for pirates. The court rejected their bail plea on grounds that the two men might try to escape, informed D. Mohanraj, the public prosecutor in the case. "The Sessions Court pronounced that in the national interest, in the special circumstance and taking into consideration the victim's condition, at this point of time, it is not possible to provide bail to Italian marines," Mohanraj told reporters here. India has maintained that the case is a matter for courts and cannot be influenced by political or diplomatic pressure, while Italy wants the men be tried at home. The marines are expected to be moved from prison to a juvenile detention facility in the next few days. The next hearing in the case is due on May 25.

Kerala court denies bail to Italian marines