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Indonesia: Court Sentences Jakarta Governor to 2 Years in Prison

HeadlineMay 09, 2017

In Indonesia, a court has ruled to sentence former Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama to two years’ imprisonment after being convicted of religious blasphemy. Supporters of the governor, who is known as Ahok, gathered outside the courtroom Tuesday to protest the verdict and sentence.

Ahok supporter: “We are disappointed. The law is blind. It can no longer tell between right and wrong. Ahok has sacrificed being governor, and we accepted that. Now he’s innocent, yet accused of blasphemy. We are disappointed in the law in Indonesia.”

Click here to see our full interview with journalist Allan Nairn about how associates of President Donald Trump have joined army officers and a vigilante street movement linked to ISIS to orchestrate the massive street demonstrations that brought down Governor Ahok—and eventually seek to bring down the Indonesian president.

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