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Uncertain outlook for Ahok - and his Jakarta legacy - with blasphemy charge

Published Sun, Nov 20, 2016 · 09:50 PM
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Jakarta

When about 100,000 people took to the streets of Jakarta earlier this month to protest what some religious conservatives say were comments by the city's governor intended to insult Islam, Makmur Djarat smelled trouble.

Mr Djarat, elected as a sort of neighbourhood chief three years ago, …

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