Former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama released from jail

The former governor of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, was released from jail on January 24, 2019, after serving a reduced two-year sentence for blasphemy. The 52-year-old Chinese Christian also known as “Ahok” had been found guilty of insulting Islam during a campaign speech he gave to rural residents in September 2016.

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