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Basuki Tjahaja Purnama

  • Former Governor to be Released Early
    Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) - Photo: Open Doors
    Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok)
    Photo: Open Doors

    In May 2017, the governor of Jakarta was convicted of blasphemy and received a two-year prison sentence. The charges arose from a statement made by Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, questioning a claim of some clerics that the Quran forbade Muslims from voting for a Christian. For more details, go to this page.