TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Ahok reports FPI leaders to police for perjury
Change text size
Gift Premium Articles
to Anyone
Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed!
Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama attends a hearing held by the North Jakarta District Court at the Agriculture Ministry's hall in South Jakarta on Jan. 17. (Sindonews/POOL/Isra Triansyah/via JP)
J
akarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has filed a complaint with the Jakarta Police over alleged perjury implicating Islam Defenders Front leaders Novel Bamukmin and Muchsin Alatas.
Ahok's lawyer, Rolas Sitinjak, said both Novel and Muchsin had given false statements during a recent blasphemy case hearing.
Rolas said Ahok would also report another witness, a Muslim preacher who declares herself a former nun, Irena Handono, for alleged slanderous statements before the court.
"We want the public to come to understand the real facts," Rolas said as quoted by tempo.co on Monday evening.
(Read also: Cases against FPI leader may boost Ahok’s electability: Researcher)
Rolas hoped the Jakarta Police would immediately follow up on Ahok's complaint. (dmr)
