09-05-2017 05:16 via yahoo.com

Jakarta governor to learn fate after blasphemy trial

Islamic hardliners staged a noisy protest Tuesday against Jakarta's Christian governor as a court prepared to deliver its verdict in his blasphemy trial, seen as a test of religious tolerance in Muslim-majority Indonesia.Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as Ahok, was hauled into court last year to face trial for allegedly insulting Islam while campaigning for re-election in a case critics said was politically motivated.The trial came after a series of major protests against the leader, known by his
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