After the jurors — three men and three women — had been sworn in, Francesco Maresca, acting for the Kerchers, appealed to the judge for a closed-door hearing as "safeguard of the memory and dignity of the deceased". His plea was supported by the prosecutor, Giuliano Mignini, who added there was a risk that media pressure could influence the "authenticity of some of the testimony". His argument were challenged by Sollecito's lawyer, an Italian courtroom star, Giulia Bongiorno, who said her client "had nothing to fear from the news coming out".
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Knox and Sollecito, now 29, have always denied having any role in the murder of Kercher, who was found with more than 40 wounds, including a deep gash in the throat. Local bar owner Diya "Patrick" Lumumba, whom Knox falsely accused of being involved in the days following the murder, appeared in court Monday after being given the right to participate as a civil party damaged by the crime.
Lumumba's lawyers have insisted on participating in the retrial because Knox has not paid him the damages she was ordered to pay by court for unjustly implicating him. He was freed after two weeks in prison for lack of evidence. Knox has said she accused him under police pressure during interrogation. Prosecutors alleged that Kercher was held down and stabbed after she resisted attempts by Knox, Sollecito and the Ivory Coast-born Rudy Guede to involve her in an orgy.
Both deny involvement in the murder. The two face possible life sentences if convicted. More than journalists attended the opening of the trial, which was delayed by nearly half an hour when a handful of reporters entered the courtroom jail cell, which is where most violent offenders must stay during trials.
Neither Knox nor Sollecito were made to stay in the cell despite the seriousness of the charges against them, nor were they made to wear handcuffs, as other violent criminals in Italy usually are despite repeated questions, no explanation was offered by court officials for the different procedure.
After ordering the journalists from the cell, Judge Giancarlo Massei heard arguments about whether to close the trial to the public. Kercher's family members, who did not attend today's hearing, had expressed their wish that the trial be closed. Their attorney, Francesco Maresca, argued that closing the trial would "protect the memory and dignity of the departed daughter.
Attorneys for Knox and Sollecito were adamant that the trial be kept open to the public. Sollecito's attorneys said their client "has nothing to fear from the news coming out. He banned cameras from the proceedings, but not before giving them a three-minute opportunity to stand in front of the courtroom and shoot the defendants, attorneys and jury.
One of the prosecutors had to physically push photographers from the courtroom to get them to stop shooting.
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