Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, nicknamed "Ahok", meeting with supporters. Ahok immediately said at that time that he would appeal. The decision to drop the appeal was made just after Ahok's lawyers officially submitted appeal dossiers to the North Jakarta District Court. "This case also illustrates that the existence of blasphemy law can be used to justify intolerance and hate speech," they said. They added that Ahok's blasphemy conviction and imprisonment "will undermine freedom of religion or belief and freedom of speech in Indonesia".

Source: Bangkok Post May 22, 2017 20:03 UTC