Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Noted singer and musician Fariz Rustam Munaf began to stand trial at the South Jakarta district court on Wednesday on charges of possessing hashish.

Fariz was caught in possession of one-and-a-half hand-rolled hashish cigarettes, or joints in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, on Oct 28.

If found guilty, he could be sentenced to a maximum of four years in jail.