Japan Today, Wednesday, January 29, 2003 at 09:30 JST
Indonesian Christian militant leaders jailed for treason
JAKARTA — An Indonesian court on Tuesday sentenced two Christian militant
leaders to three years in jail each for being engaged in separatist activities in the
easternmost Moluccan Islands.
Presiding Judge I Wayan Padang of the North Jakarta District Court read the verdict
against Alex Manuputty, 55, head of the pro-independence Maluku Sovereignty Front
(FKM), and Samuel Waileruny, 45, the FKM "judicative" chairman without the
presence of the defendants. (Kyodo News)
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