Five men have pleaded not guilty to charges they gang raped and murdered an Indian trainee physiotherapist, in a case that led to a shake-up of laws against sexual crimes after protests about a rising number of attacks on women. The men on Saturday filed into the court room with their faces covered, a Reuters witness said, where lawyers in the case said they were read 13 charges including murder, which carries a maximum penalty of death. They left after 15 minutes. "After the judge read out the charges, the five pleaded not guilty and walked out" said A.P. Singh, a lawyer defending two of the accused, Vinay Sharma and Akshay Thakur. Singh said the next hearing will be held on February 5,...
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