A panel of judges rejected a petition by Jakarta’s Christian governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama to throw out his blasphemy case on human rights grounds, setting up a trial in which he may be sentenced up to five years in prison for allegedly misquoting a Koranic verse.
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WATCH: Blasphemy case against Christian governor moves forward
Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama. (AP/Tatan Syuflana)
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