Jakarta's outgoing Governor Ahok may escape jail for 'blasphemy'

By Jewel Topsfield
Updated April 21 2017 - 8:18pm, first published 8:12pm
JAKARTA, INDONESIA- APRIL 19 Indonesian President Joko Widodo with his wife Iriana cast their ballot the second round at a polling station in Jakarta, Indonesia on April 19, 2017. ?? photo?? Jefri Tarigan Photo: Jefri Tarigan
JAKARTA, INDONESIA- APRIL 19 Indonesian President Joko Widodo with his wife Iriana cast their ballot the second round at a polling station in Jakarta, Indonesia on April 19, 2017. ?? photo?? Jefri Tarigan Photo: Jefri Tarigan

Jakarta: Jakarta's embattled Christian and ethnically Chinese governor could escape being jailed for blasphemy after prosecutors only requested he serve two years' probation for allegedly insulting Islam.

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