A former vice president at Indonesia’s Garuda airline went on trial today accused of conspiracy in the mid-air poisoning death of a top human rights activist three years ago.

An off-duty pilot was today sentenced to 14 years in jail for the poisoning death of Indonesia’s top human-rights activist, but critics said the masterminds remained free.

LASKAR JIHAD, Indonesia’s most violent Muslim extremist group, has disbanded, its legal adviser said yesterday.

Gunmen on a speedboat opened fire on a ferry carrying Christians in Indonesia’s eastern Maluku islands today, killing 10 people.