Today Malta assumes the presidency of the Council of the European Union. Next Tuesday a trial will continue to be heard in Jakarta, Indonesia. The two events held in two countries thousands of kilometres apart are – or, at least, should be – connected. Next Tuesday there will be the third hearing of the trial of Indonesia's only Christian governor, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known as Ahok. He is being accused of blasphemy just two months before the election for governor. Indonesia's blasphemy law provides for a maximum penalty of five years in jail. A statement of his was manipulated... This article is part of our premium content. Full story is available on Times of Malta Premium.
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Saturday, December 31, 2016
A presidency against ‘polite’ persecution?
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