 Since defendants in Italy are not required to appear at their own trials, neither Spagnolini nor Orsi attended the trial's opening session.In June, defense lawyers Ennio Amodio and Massimo Bassi argued at the trial that India should not be admitted as a civil party and that the Public Prosecutor's proposal to skip lengthy preliminary arguments was illegitimate and unconstitutional.But the judge rejected their arguments and the Public Prosecutor explained that he wanted a speedy trial and that the “rock solid evidence” against the defendants warranted such a trial.