Jakarta’s Christian governor sentenced to prison in blasphemy case

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Thousands of Indonesians gathered outside Cipinang prison in east Jakarta on Tuesday evening to express solidarity with a man who, just hours earlier, had been serving as their governor. Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama was earlier sentenced by a court and taken to the prison — but not for the common crime of corruption, which is […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/05/09/jakartas-christian-governor-sentenced-to-prison-in-blasphemy-case/