Indonesian government prosecutors on Thursday demanded a one-year jail term with two years' probation for the Chinese-Christian governor of Jakarta on blasphemy charges, a day after he failed to be re-elected in the capital's gubernatorial election.Gov. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known by his Chinese name Ahok, has denied the blasphemy charges. The trial is seen by many as a test for the secular but predominantly Muslim country in upholding its religious freedom amid pressure from hard-liners opposed to having a non-Muslim lead the capital.The governor, who conceded defeat in Wednesd…READ FULL ARTICLE
