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View all search resultsLawyers of Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama filed a motion to reject Muhammad Amin Suma as an expert witness for the prosecution in the 10th hearing of Ahok’s blasphemy trial conducted by the North Jakarta District Court at the makeshift courtroom in the Agriculture Ministry’s auditorium, South Jakarta.
Apparently echoing his father's grievances about being wiretapped by a political rival, Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono has said illegal wiretapping could undermine the practice of "democracy in Indonesia".
Amid growing tension over statements from Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama against a renowned Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) ulema, the council has urged the public to remain calm and refrain from staging protests.
The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) urged relevant authorities on Thursday to strongly enforce a code of ethics in court after Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama and his lawyers made what it called "arrogant and impolite" statements during a session of his blasphemy trial.
The Democratic Party has claimed that party patron Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had nothing to do with the issuance of an Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) recommendation to declare Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama committed blasphemy.
The legal defense team of Basuki "Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama on Tuesday accused Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) chairman Ma'ruf Amin of bias for issuing a recommendation alleging that the Jakarta governor had committed blasphemy.
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