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Jakarta Governor Ahok Guilty of Blasphemy

09/05/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - World Update, Jakarta Governor Ahok Guilty of Blasphemy

He was accused of insulting Islam by referring to a verse in the Koran during a speech

He was accused of insulting Islam by referring to a verse in the Koran during a campaign speech

A Christian, he was accused of insulting Islam by referring to a verse in the Koran during a campaign speech. Also: Macron sets to work in France; South Korea votes in presidential elections; What the Dickens? 

(Picture: Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as Ahok  Credit: AFP)

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