JAKARTA: A Jakarta court on Wednesday (April 4) approved a divorce request by former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama on grounds that there was adequate evidence of infidelity by his wife Veronica Tan. The three-judge panel also granted Basuki, popularly known by his Chinese name Ahok, custody of their two younger children. Among the evidence submitted by Basuki's lawyers were copies of mobile phone chats between Tan and Tio. We deem these evidence as valid," judge Sutaji said in the verdict. He was deputy governor of Jakarta before he took over as governor in 2014 after his former running mate, Joko Widodo, was elected president of Indonesia.

Source: The Star April 04, 2018 05:37 UTC