India Gang-Rape Suspects Plead Not Guilty

First witnesses will testify next week

By John Johnson

Posted Feb 2, 2013 8:04 AM CST

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India Gang-Rape Suspects Plead Not Guilty — Mock hangmen's nooses hang during a protest demanding the death penalty for the men accused in the fatal gang rape of a young woman in New Delhi. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

The five men facing the death penalty in India in the gang rape and murder of a young woman on a bus pleaded not guilty today, reports the Guardian. (A sixth suspect is being tried as a juvenile and will face a maximum of three years.) The case is being fast-tracked, and witnesses will begin testimony on Tuesday. Don't expect many details to emerge, however, reports the Indian Express, because a strict media blackout is being enforced.

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