In which year Safety of Maritime Navigation (SUA) Convention was passed?
A. 1970
B. 1975
C. 1980
D. 1988
Explanation:
The fishermen unions in Kerala opposed the move by the Union government to withdraw the case against the two Italian marines accepting the compensation offered to the victims. On February 15, 2012, two Indian fishermen returning from a fishing expedition near Lakshadweep islands onboard fishing vessel St Antony were gunned down by two Italian marines on board oil tanker Enrica Lexie. In April, 2013, the case was transferred to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) which invoked the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (SUA). The SUA Convention was passed in 1988 with the goal of suppressing international terrorism.