Jailed for 'Blasphemy' 2 Years Ago; Christian Former Governor of Jakarta is Now Free

Will Maule : Jan 24, 2019
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"I am very thankful to God for allowing me to spend time in prison." -Ahok

[Faithwire.com] The former Christian governor of Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaya Purnama, has been freed from prison after serving almost two years behind bars for blasphemy. (Screengrab image: Former Governor Purnama 'Ahok' leaves jail/ Reuters/via Christian Post)

Purnama, known as "Ahok," was jailed in May 2017 for allegedly insulting the Quran by insisting that his political rivals were deceiving people by using the Islamic text to stop Muslims being led by non-Muslims. On the morning of Jan. 24, Indonesian authorities released the politician over three months early as a result of his good behavior while incarcerated.

"Free in the morning," he tweeted late Wednesday night.

"Basuki Tjahaja Purnama got out of the (detention centre) around 7.30am," his secretary Ima Mahdiah told journalists, according to the Straits Times... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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