A trial has started relating to a murder of an Egyptian diplomat in Geneva in 1995.
There are two defendants; a man who’s in pre-trial detention and a woman who's accused of aiding the killing.
The man is also accused of various other offenses, including rape.
The trial is scheduled to last until the 19th of this month, with a verdict due at the end of January.
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