JAKARTA: The National Police have brushed off speculation that they bowed to pressure from conservative Muslims in deciding to charge Jakarta governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama with blasphemy.
Police chief Gen Tito Karnavian said he did not give specific instructions to investigators on how to conclude a recent case screening for Ahok, giving them “full authority” to probe the case to ensure the process remained “objective”.
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