An Indonesian court on Tuesday sentenced the minority Christian governor of Jakarta to two years in prison for blaspheming the Quran, a shock decision that undermines the country’s reputation for practicing a moderate form of Islam.
The five-judge panel said Gov. Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama was “convincingly proven guilty of blasphemy” and ordered his arrest. However Ahok immediately announced he would appeal the guilty verdict and sentence.
The blasphemy accusation against Ahok was a decisive factor in his defeat to a Muslim candidate in last month’s election for Jakarta governor. It sparked massive anti-Ahok protests in the city, boosting hard-line Islamic groups that said it would be a sin for Muslims to vote for a non-Muslim.
The two-year prison sentence was a surprise outcome after prosecutors had recommended two years of probation.
The lead judge, Dwiarso Budi Santiarto, said Ahok’s comment during the election campaign that people were being deceived if they believed the Quran forbids Muslims from voting for non-Muslims had degraded and insulted Islam.
“As part of a religious society, the defendant should be careful to not use words with negative connotations regarding the symbols of religions including the religion of the defendant himself,” he said.
this just another proof that islam is cancer and any religion shouldnt infiltrate law
praise kek i hate islam so much pls bring buddha militias to cleanse this shithole pedophile praiser cult
Mason Taylor
Jakarta is a shithole anyway.. how did you get Sup Forums on your browser indo bro.. i live in bali. But work in aus... love bali cant get indo flag but
Dominic Murphy
>Jakarta is a shithole anyway Some people who want Ahok thrown into the jail come from outside of Jakarta.
If you're using telkom speedy you can just use dnscrypt, idk about other provider maybe some of then need vpn.
Luis Bailey
This is where I say to liberals.. yeah.. I think we SHOULD kill all 1.3 billion muslims on earth.
... and on most issues I AM liberal.
to me, it makes no sense to be liberal, support individual liberties... and somehow support Islam, which is not only a religion but a system of government that rules societies and makes them intolerant to individualism
Islam's very existence, is a threat to the enlightenment ideals that liberalism is founded on.
Asher Stewart
Ploppers gonna plop
Tyler Turner
People in here hate him actually because he was Chinks..
Liam Lopez
like he's the collective embodiment of all chinks?
Tyler Hill
FUCKING TOWELHEAD JUNGLENIGGERS REEEEEEEEEE
Aaron Clark
Resa Aslan: "Welcome to Indonesia. Here we have moderate Islam. Christians and Muslims living in peace."
Jason Perry
I have a friend from Indonesia. She's pretty cool
Austin Wilson
See 1998 Anti-Chinese riots
Daniel Parker
He better get his ass out of there before they Haram his ass.
You know if he goes to jail he will be murdered in there.
Christian Hill
Ahok will come back from this, just like Mandela and Aung San Suu Kyi
I wonder which will die first, this meme or western civilization
Michael Davis
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Lucas Flores
>As part of a religious society, the defendant should be careful to not use words with negative connotations regarding the symbols of religions
So no concept of freedom of speech whatsoever, then?
Dylan Butler
And lose all that New Guinean gold? Hell no.
Isaiah Kelly
Depend, if it's talking shit about any religion other than islam, big chance you can just get away with it. Minority always have to tolerate and never retaliate in any way, this include very light and non-hostile bantz.
Mason James
How dare you say such a bigoted thing? You're even worse than Ahok now.
Ryder Jones
How western are we talking about anyway?
Ryder Nguyen
These dumb poorfag islamic cunts wanted the corruption in our system to end yet they put the man who could've done that in prison because of their own fucking religion
these dumbfuck subhuman mudslimes in Indonesia needs to be slaughtered for their shit religion and their stupidity
Nolan Ramirez
Indonesia increasingly becoming islamizied. Better not bring that shit here in Malaysia! We are a diverse country.
Landon Baker
A muslim literally did an isis salute in the background of tonights abc report. Right at the end.
Lincoln Cook
They made their bed, they will soon have to lie in it, no straight politicians are going to bother anymore.
Juan Williams
abdool bumiputras would happily kill all chinks and indians. muh diversity
