Along The Watchtower

A sex scandal amid the jailing of ex-governor Ahok

By Veera Pandiyan
Supporters of former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, gather at city hall a day after after a court sentenced him to two years in jail following blasphemy charges, in Jakarta, Indonesia -Reuters

AN air of dismay hangs over Jakarta and much of Indonesia in the wake of former governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama’s conviction for blasphemy.

Protests were held in the capital and various parts of the country with people holding candlelight vigils demanding suspension of the sentence pending appeal.

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