"Please come to observe the trial," the military court'€™s head of administration, Capt. Aulisa Dandel, told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday, adding that all sessions would be open to the public.

She explained that the first session of the trial would be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday in two separate rooms; the main courtroom which could accommodate 200 people and on additional courtroom which could accommodate 20 people.

"The first session's agenda is the reading of the indictment that may take between one and two hours due to its thickness," she said.

Based on the II-11 Yogyakarta Military Court website, 12 commandos from Kopassus'€™ Group 2 in Kandang Menjangan, Sukoharjo, Central Java, will be on trial.

The presentation of the case is divided into four dossiers, each specifically for Second Sgt. Ucok Tigor Simbolon and two others, First Sgt. Tri Juwanto and four others, Second Sgt. Ikhmawan Suprapto, and Sergeant Major Rokhmadi with two others.

The first-three dossiers deal with charges on the basis of article 340 of the Penal Code concerning premiditated murder, which carries the death sentence, or lifetime imprisonment, or a minimum of 20 years imprisonment.

The fourth dossier pertains to charges based on Article 121, Paragraph 1 of the Military Penal Code. (fan)

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