Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama apologized to the Muslim community after his statement relating to a verse in the Quran spurred outrage from a number of Muslim groups who considered the comments as defaming the holy book. He made the apology on Monday after several groups including the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) called on him to apologize while other groups reported him to the National Police for religious defamation. “I apologize to all Muslims and to anyone offended by my statement. I never intended to insult Islam or the Quran,” Ahok said at City Hall.

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