A crowd of at least 200,000 Muslim protesters has descended on Jakarta to demand the Christian governor of the Indonesian capital be arrested for insulting Islam. People headed towards a huge park in downtown Jakarta to protest against Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known by his nickname Ahok, who has become the target of widespread anger in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country. Indonesian president blames 'political actors' for stoking Jakarta blasphemy protests Read moreWaving banners that read “Jail Ahok, the law must be fair”, demonstrators dressed in white Islamic skullcaps and robes marched through the streets. President Joko Widodo, who is a political ally of Ahok, unexpectedly went to the national monument to join Friday prayers with the sprawling crowd. Police named Purnama as a suspect in a blasphemy investigation in November following the protest as calls mounted for him to prosecuted.

Source: The Guardian December 02, 2016 03:01 UTC