FIE PHOTO: Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (C) take pictures with residents during his campaign at Jatinegara district in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 6, 2017 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Hafidz Mubarak/ via REUTERS
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian Muslims led by hardline groups plan to march to the presidential palace in the capital Jakarta on Friday, calling for the city's Christian governor to be sacked for suspected blasphemy.
Religious and political tensions have been running high ahead of a second and final round of the Jakarta governor election on April 19. Incumbent Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, who is on trial for blasphemy, is running against a Muslim candidate.
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