Indonesia: Ahok withdraws his appeal
In May, Jakarta’s Christian ex-governor, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (known as Ahok), withdrew his appeal against his two-year prison sentence for blasphemy in a controversial case that has challenged religious pluralism in Indonesia, with repeated clashes between Ahok’s supporters and radical Islamic groups.
World Watch Monitor
It was for this reason, said Ahok, that he wished to drop his appeal ‘for the sake of our people and nation’.
