Thousands of protesters held a peaceful rally in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Saturday calling for unity and religious tolerance amid a blasphemy probe of the city’s Christian governor. The world’s largest Muslim-majority nation has been divided by recent political and religious tensions, sparked by a government investigation into a Chinese-Christian governor who is accused of blasphemy against Islam. RT.com reports: Saturday’s event in downtown Jakarta saw people dressed in red and white – Indonesia’s national colors. The crowd included people from all walks of life – religious clerics, members of human rights groups, lawmakers, and concerned citizens – as they held up posters and chanted for unity among their country’s diverse peoples. Great image of today’s #IndonesiaBhineka rally in Jakarta. #BhinnekaTunggalIka pic.twitter.com/3bxVvJlsKM — Max Walden (@maxwalden_) 19 November 2016 Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, also known by his Chinese nickname Ahok, has been crucified for insulting Islam by some members of the public, as well as opposition politicians, since he accused his rivals of “lying” about the meaning of a Koranic verse. Apologies haven’t helped, nor did the revelation that his comments had been inaccurately subtitled. Rally for Indonesia’s diversity in Jakarta pic.twitter.com/OdNrlsquoO — Step Vaessen (@stepvaessen) 19 November 2016 [...]
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