Manuputty's daughter goes on trial

AMBON, Maluku: Christina Kakisina Manuputty, the daughter of exiled Maluku separatist leader Dr. Alex Manuputty, went on trial on Friday in Ambon, the capital of Maluku province.

Christina's mother, Holly Manuputty, is also being tried in a separate trial at the same court.

Both have been charged with treason for facilitating a series of meetings of the Maluku Sovereignty Front (FKM) separatist group, which Alex Manuputty chaired. -- JP