Former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama known as “Ahok” request for his case to be reviewed has been rejected by a panel of judges led by Justice Artidjo Alkostar in the Supreme Court.
A lawyer for Ahok, Fifi Lety Indra has questioned the decision of the Supreme Court to reject his case review petition and plans to discuss the verdict at the Amnesty International Forum today.
Ahok a Chinese Christian was jailed for two years after being found guilty of blasphemy against Islam religion under Indonesian law when he quoted verse 51 of a chapter of the Koran called Al-Maidah urging voters to make their own decision when voting.