JAKARTA: The stakes have been raised for the political parties supporting Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama, the man at the centre of possibly the largest rally the country has seen since the 1998 downfall of Suharto.
Parties endorsing his candidacy in next year’s gubernatorial election, however, have insisted they will keep him in the race despite mounting pressure from Muslim groups, led by the hard-line Islam Defenders Front (FPI), to have him prosecuted for alleged blasphemy.
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