JAKARTA: Former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (pic), who is serving a two-year jail term for blasphemy, will be a free man on Jan 24, said a Law and Human Rights Ministry official.
The early release date for the politician, best known by his Chinese nickname Ahok, was set after taking into consideration the remission he will receive as a Christian during the upcoming Christmas holidays.
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