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Police say Ahok video footage was unedited
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Gubernatorial candidate and incumbent Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama prepares to speak to reporters after being questioned by the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department on Nov. 7. (Antara/Hafidz Mubarak A))
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he National Police stated on Wednesday that video footage used as evidence to name incumbent Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama a suspect in a blasphemy case was original and unedited.
"We conclude that the video is original and unedited. There are no cuts or additions to the frames in the video," said the police’s Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) head Comr. Gen. Ari Dono Sukmanto.
Soon after Muslim groups denounced Ahok for blasphemy at a recent rally, the police held a digital forensic investigation of a video featuring the governor commenting on a verse in the Quran during a visit to Thousand Islands regency in late September.
In a case screening to determine Ahok's status on Tuesday, the police played a 20-minute section of the 1 hour and 48 minute video, from the fifth minute to the 25th minute.
Following the screening, the police decided to name Ahok a suspect because of criminal elements in his speech.
Ahok has repeatedly said he did not intend to insult the Quran or Islam and has apologized.
