High Court judge, Justice Gerard Winter, who last week ruled a mistrial in the original hearing, oversaw the swearing in of a fresh panel of five assessors, or jurors.
In his opening statement, prosecutor Mark Tedeschi said the two counts of inciting to mutiny were allegedly committed on or about July 4 and Nov. 2, 2000.
In the Nov. 2 mutiny in the Queen Elizabeth Barracks, eight soldiers were killed in a failed attempt by rebel troops to take over the barracks. Tedeschi said Rabuka was seen at the barracks on the day of the mutiny.
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