The first applicant was the wife of the deceased, while the second to eighth applicants were the children of the applicant and decased. The applicants were all stipulated in the will of the deceased as beneficiaries (ahli waris). The deceased's savings were held with PT. Bank BPD Aceh (IDR 22,133,633), an additional deposit of IDR 6 million having been made on 4 December 1998. When the applicants sought to withdraw the savings of the deceased, however, the bank told them they needed to first obtain a court-issued stipulation declaring that they were indeed the beneficiaries under the deceased's will. The applicants' request was then dismissed by the court when they failed to attend the proceeding.