The lawyers of the Indonesian soldiers being court-martialled on charges of killing the Papuan separatist leader, Theys Eluay, have appealed to the judges to be fair in giving their sentences.
The seven are accused of killing Chief Eluay near Jayapura in November 2001 although it has not ben established on whose order he was assassinated.
According to press reports, one of the defence lawyers says he suspects political pressure led to the trial.
The trial has been adjourned until April the 21st to hear the verdict.
Earlier, the Papua Presidium Council demanded that the soldiers be tried in a human rights court.
The Council's secretary-general, Thaha Mohammad Al-Hamid, said it was important for the motive for the killing to be established and to determine who ordered the killing.
He says a human rights court trial is necessary if the Indonesian government wants to restore its tarnished image among Papuans.
A government-sanctioned inquiry concluded that no human rights abuses had occurred.
