Predictably, Ahok was accused of blasphemy, and rallies and demonstrations all around Indonesia — not just in Jakarta — have continuously been held demanding that Ahok be taken in, tried and punished.

Of his own volition, Ahok went to the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim), to explain and also to apologize. Having been educated in Islamic schools in his native Bangka-Belitung, he is well-versed in Islam and in many public talks, he has been known to recite verses from the Quran — in Arabic. So he slipped up once, is it a reason to hang him? Considering that he’s running for governor of Jakarta, does it make sense that he would deliberately want to anger his Muslim constituents?

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