Jakarta governor: popular leader targeted by hardline anger

Jakarta’s Christian governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (C), popularly known as Ahok, was jailed for two years on May 9 after being found guilty of committing blasphemy, capping a saga seen as a test of religious tolerance in the Muslim-majority nation (AFP Photo/BAY ISMOYO)
MoreJakarta’s Christian governor, who was jailed for blasphemy Tuesday, won much praise for his efforts to clean up the traffic-choked megacity but his popularity could not save him from Islamic hardliners angered b