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Fishermen, experts to testify against Ahok in blasphemy trial
Two fishermen who witnessed the controversial speech of Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama in Jakarta's Thousand Islands regency in September are scheduled to share their accounts of the incident at Tuesday’s hearing in the blasphemy trial.
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Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama (second left) attends a North Jakarta District Court hearing in the blasphemy case against him on Feb. 2, set up at the Agriculture Ministry auditorium in Jakarta. The ninth hearing is set to present two fishermen who witnessed controversial remarks Ahok made in Thousand Islands, Jakarta, in September. (detik.com/POOL/Grandyos Zafna/via JP)
Two fishermen who witnessed the controversial speech of Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama in Jakarta's Thousand Islands regency in September are scheduled to share their accounts of the incident at Tuesday’s hearing in the blasphemy trial.
The prosecutors expect Jaenudin and Sahbudin to support their claim before the judges that Ahok had committed blasphemy in his speech, which included a reference to a verse from the Quran.
North Jakarta District Court spokesman Hasoloan Sianturi told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday that besides the two, the prosecution side was also scheduled to summon as expert witnesses criminal forensic expert M. Nuh and Hamdan Rasyid, a fatwa commission member of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI).
"Previously, the prosecution team planned to summon only Hamdan Rasyid for the expert witness list, but I just got confirmation that Nuh will be present as well," Hasoloan said.
Those accusing Ahok of blasphemy have cited an MUI edict from Oct. 11, which made headlines for suggesting that Ahok’s speech had insulted the Quran. (dmr)
