KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Friday came down heavily on the Enrica Lexie victims’ kin for agreeing to withdraw all charges against the Italian marines after accepting Rs 1-crore compensation each. “So, when you got their (the Republic of Italy) money, you forgot everything?” it commented. Justice P S Gopinathan made the remarks while considering an application filed by the fishermen’s kin seeking to withdraw the affidavits and submissions made by them against Italy’s plea to quash the FIR in the case. “You have completed your arguments on the petition and now you are withdrawing it. Wasn’t it a pressure tactic for a forced settlement with Italy? This amounts to wasting court’s valuable time and you are liable to pay a heavy cost. The petitioners’ stand is not suitable for the criminal justice. Why did you insist on getting impleaded in the criminal case,” the court asked.
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