An Indonesian court has found Jakarta's outgoing Christian governor guilty of blasphemy against Islam. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, also known as Ahok, was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday in a south Jakarta courtroom over comments he made regarding what he believed to be the misinterpretation of certain verses of the Quran. As hundreds of protesters gathered outside calling for the maximum penalty to be given, Dwiarso Budi […]
An Indonesian court will proceed with a controversial blasphemy case against Jakarta's Christian governor, who is accused of insulting the Quran, a judge said. A panel of judges on Tuesday rejected a call by lawyers defending Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama to strike down the case because it had violated the ethnic Chinese politician's human rights and breached procedures. "The exception by the defendant will be considered and decided by the […]
The high-profile blasphemy trial of Basuki Tjahaja Purnama has begun in Indonesia as dozens rallied outside the court both in support and against the Jakarta governor. Tuesday's protests were under heavy police guard, as Purnama - the first Christian governor of Jakarta in more than 50 years - arrived at court flanked by lawyers and police for the first day of his trial on charges of insulting the Quran. The […]
Jakarta's Christian governor has been formally named a suspect on blasphemy allegations after claims that he insulted Islam led to a violent mass protest by Muslim groups in the Indonesian capital. After a lengthy preliminary investigation, police said that the allegations against Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, who is also a member of Indonesia's ethnic Chinese minority, should go to trial. Religious groups in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country had demanded […]
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