Jakartas Christian governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, arrives at a courtroom for his verdict and sentence in his blasphemy trial in Jakarta on May 9, 2017.The court is expected hand down on May 9 the verdict and sentence in the blasphemy trial of Jakartas Christian governor, capping a saga that stoked religious tensions in the Muslim-majority nation. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Bay ISMOYO
Jakarta: Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (pic) – known by his nickname Ahok –was surely not born under a lucky star, as less than a month after losing the election he is being forced to become an inmate of the Cipinang detention centre in East Jakarta after a court sentenced him to two years in prison for blasphemy.
During the final hearing on Tuesday, the five-judge panel of the North Jakarta District Court ended the six-month trial by stating that Ahok was guilty of blasphemy and ordering he be put behind bars.
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