Q.939

A visual from an election polling station from a European national election in February 2013. Why were the news media (some of it international) interested in this person casting his vote?

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The visual shows Massimiliano Latorre casting his vote in the Italian elections of 2013. He is one of the two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen. The marines were allowed to go home to Italy to vote, and in a controversial development, the Italian government said they would not go back. Diplomatic kerfuffles later, they are now back in India to stand trial. A summary of events at Wikipedia.

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