Jakarta’s Christian governor Basuki Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, arrives at a court in Jakarta for his verdict and sentence. Photo: AFP
Jakarta’s Christian governor Basuki Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, arrives at a court in Jakarta for his verdict and sentence. Photo: AFP

Jail for Jakarta governor Ahok over blasphemy against Islam

Basuki Purnama, the ethnic Chinese, Christian governor of the Indonesian capital, vows to appeal stronger-than-expected verdict that threatens social harmony in world’s largest Muslim-majority nation

Jakarta’s Christian governor Basuki Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, arrives at a court in Jakarta for his verdict and sentence. Photo: AFP
Jakarta’s Christian governor Basuki Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, arrives at a court in Jakarta for his verdict and sentence. Photo: AFP
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