Chitchat Ah Hok sentenced to 2 years jail for "blasphemy"

[Rogue Trader]

[FONT=&amp]Jakarta's Christian governor jailed for two years for blasphemy

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AFP News
May 9, 2017
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[FONT=&amp]Jakarta's Christian governor was jailed for two years Tuesday after being found guilty of committing blasphemy, capping a saga seen as a test of religious tolerance in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation.

Presiding judge Dwiarso Budi Santiarto told the Jakarta court that Basuki Tjahaja Purnama was "convincingly guilty of committing blasphemy and is sentenced to two years in prison".

He ordered Purnama, known by his nickname Ahok, to be detained. Purnama said: "We will file an appeal." Islamic hardliners outside the court cheered as news of verdict emerged and shouted "God is greatest".

Purnama 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 capital's leader that drew hundreds of thousands onto the streets.

His once unassailable opinion poll lead shrank amid the controversy and he lost the race to lead Jakarta last month to a Muslim challenger, a result that fuelled fears of Indonesia's moderate brand of Islam coming under threat from increasingly influential radicals.[/FONT]

 

[Reddog]

This idiot deserves jail. Why must he try to contribute when his efforts are rejected. Idiot.

 

[virus]

he can now join the hall of shame with kong hee.... crooked xtians

next one is pasta khong jeow wei

 

[Rogue Trader]

If you want to know, the "blasphemy" Ah hok committed was to say during his campaign speech that muslims are allowed to vote for non-muslims

This is the kind of neighbourhood sinkieland is in

 

[Rogue Trader]

Ahok plans to host his own talk show after his term ends as Jakarta governor

Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama attends his ongoing trial for blasphemy at a court in Jakarta on April 25, 2017.PHOTO: AFP


PUBLISHED
MAY 5, 2017, 3:25 PM SGT
UPDATED
MAY 5, 2017, 6:44 PM

Francis Chan
Indonesia Bureau Chief

JAKARTA - Outgoing Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama plans to host his own talk show when his term at City Hall ends this October.

"I don't want to be a minister, I don't want to be a presidential staff," Mr Basuki told reporters on Thursday (May 4). "I want to host the 'Ahok Show' on one of the television stations."

Ahok is Mr Basuki's Chinese nickname and the programme he was referring to is a web video featuring dialogues with residents, which his team had produced and posted online during his campaign for governor.

Mr Basuki lost what is widely regarded as a highly divisive gubernatorial election to former culture and education minister Anies Baswedan, who will take over at City Hall later this year.

There has been speculation that Mr Basuki, who is close to President Joko Widodo, may be given a ministerial post or be appointed as a government official after his loss to Mr Anies.

But he dismissed the rumours, saying he is now only interested in business, and told reporters in jest that he is accepting advertisements for his TV talk show.

It has been a roller-coaster year for Mr Basuki, who went from being a shoo-in for the election to being soundly defeated by his rival.

The election commission on Friday officially declared Mr Anies and his running mate Sandiaga Uno the winners of the election on April 19. According to the official count released by the commission, Basuki and his deputy Djarot Saiful Hidayat received 42 per cent of the vote versus their rivals’ 58 per cent.

Mr Basuki also still faces charges of insulting Islam and the court is set to rule on the blasphemy case against him on May 9.

The case involves a speech by Mr Basuki to constituents in September last year in which he was heard referring to a verse in the Quran when telling them that they should not be misled by opponents urging Muslims to reject a non-Muslim leader. Mr Basuki is a Christian.

Prosecutors have recommended that he be sentenced to two years' probation in lieu of a suspended jail term. But if he commits the same offence during probation, he should serve one year in jail, prosecutors told the court in their closing arguments.

Muslim conservatives, however, have continued to call for Basuki to be jailed, with thousands taking to the streets in Jakarta to rally against him on Friday.
The 505 protest, in reference to the date it is being held, is organised by the National Fatwa Guardians of the Indonesian Ulema Council (GNPF-MUI).

It took place after Friday prayers but turnout was lower than the hundreds of thousands that thronged the streets of downtown Jakarta during other rallies led by the GNPF-MUI and Islamic Defenders Front, or FPI, leading up to the elections.

The protesters gathered at Masjid Istiqlal, the city's central mosque, before marching to the Supreme Court complex nearby.

The police closed several roads and stationed more than 15,000 officers to secure the capital.

 

[mojito]

If you want to know, the "blasphemy" Ah hok committed was to say during his campaign speech that muslims are allowed to vote for non-muslims

This is the kind of neighbourhood sinkieland is in

That's clearly blasphemous.

 

[frenchbriefs]

just like singapore,u are not allowed to blaspheme against the great leader or the emperor.

 

[zeebjii]

just like singapore,u are not allowed to blaspheme against the great leader or the emperor.

Yes, this guy 100% deserves it. A christian criticizing muslims and quran use in indonesia? He's smoking what amos yee was smoking when the latter slandered our great leader.

 

[po2wq]

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"The verdict will broaden the implementation of al-Maidah principle — which forbids Muslims from having non-Muslim leaders, according the Islamist interpretation," Andreas Harsono, the Indonesia researcher of Human Rights Watch, tells TIME. "It will not only be applied toward elected officials but also to public servants and the executives of state-owned companies. The Islamists will obviously also reject Muslim leaders who do not cater their political interests." ...

Andreas Harsono of Human Rights Watch said the case would consolidate a literalist interpretation of Al Maidah that demands Muslims be led by other Muslims in all facets of life.

"This will spread to the workplace. They will be demanding Islamic CEOs and senior civil servants. Islamists are already talking about it." ...


moose limbs wil soon rule ze world ...

 

[Semaj2357]

jusuf kalla (the one we should be thankful for 11 months of haze-free air) had a hand in it as he and the joker aren't on good terms, so ahok became the ahacked :(

 

[eatshitndie]

ah hock boh huat ah.

 

[JohnTan]

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"The verdict will broaden the implementation of al-Maidah principle — which forbids Muslims from having non-Muslim leaders, according the Islamist interpretation," Andreas Harsono, the Indonesia researcher of Human Rights Watch, tells TIME. "It will not only be applied toward elected officials but also to public servants and the executives of state-owned companies. The Islamists will obviously also reject Muslim leaders who do not cater their political interests." ...

Andreas Harsono of Human Rights Watch said the case would consolidate a literalist interpretation of Al Maidah that demands Muslims be led by other Muslims in all facets of life.

"This will spread to the workplace. They will be demanding Islamic CEOs and senior civil servants. Islamists are already talking about it." ...


moose limbs wil soon rule ze world ...

It's a great start to get rid of all chinks and christians! So the keling imam we kicked out was right after all! Allah has granted Muslims victory over the christians and the jews/chinks!

 

[Agoraphobic]

Ahok is probably the best leader they've seen in years. Too bad (for Indonesia) they chose to see things from the Islamic point of view. Idiots. These muslims there should go back to school and relearn the Pancasila that has kept their country stable for decades.

Cheers!

[FONT=&amp]Jakarta's Christian governor jailed for two years for blasphemy

 

[hairylee]

Ahok partly got to blame himself for getting into this situation. He did a interview with a TV station from either China or Taiwan, they suggested that he speak in Bahasa but he proudly insist on conducting the interview in mandarin. It was downhil from then on.

 

[frenchbriefs]

Ah Hok go home!!!Cina Babi go home!!

 

[Rogue Trader]

Ahok partly got to blame himself for getting into this situation. He did a interview with a TV station from either China or Taiwan, they suggested that he speak in Bahasa but he proudly insist on conducting the interview in mandarin. It was downhil from then on.

Interesting. Do you remember the show? Was it on Phoenix?

My Jakarta friend told me that ah hok had been trying to court Chinese investors for the city's infrastructure projects. That could have been his downfall

 

[johnny333]

Spore should send him an invitation to join the Spore gov't. I'm sure we would benefit but I doubt that it would ever happen because only connected Malaysians get the invitation

 

[mojito]

Ahok is probably the best leader they've seen in years. Too bad (for Indonesia) they chose to see things from the Islamic point of view. Idiots. These muslims there should go back to school and relearn the Pancasila that has kept their country stable for decades.

Cheers!

I feel the same way about Loong too, but oppo shills here just choose to view things in a twisted manner. These chaps need to go back to PAP kindergarten and learn the answer to "Baabaa black sheep have you any wool?"

 

[JohnTan]

Ah Hok go home!!!Cina Babi go home!!

So why are the Malays so upset when the Burmese treat the Rohingya the same way the Malays treat the Chinese migrants here?

 

[Agoraphobic]

From reading the news, the Malay race comes across as the most sensitive and thin-skinned of the peoples on this planet. Mere words can send them into a rage like crazed zombies. If only they take a step back and look ihto the pool they live in and see the absurdity of their mentality. What others consider a joke, they take it so seriously, what people take as fact, they see it as bigotry. How to improve? Impossible. Their wise men include bomohs and snake oil salesmen. The way ahead in the Malay society is via corruption and bribes. That's their society. No matter what people think of the PAP here in Singapore, it is way better than being ruled by the idiot UMNO! Silly dumbfucks!

Cheers!

So why are the Malays so upset when the Burmese treat the Rohingya the same way the Malays treat the Chinese migrants here?