Basuki Tjahaja Purnama

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Basuki Tjahaja Purnama

Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (born June 29, 1966 ; Chinese  鍾 萬 學  /  钟 万 学 , Pinyin Zhōng Wànxué ) is a Chinese-born Indonesian politician . He is often only known by his hakka - Chinese nickname Ahok. From 2014 to 2017 he was Governor of Jakarta District . Basuki was only the second Christian governor.

Life

Basuki holds a degree in geology and a Masters of Business Administration degree in finance. In 2005 he entered politics and was elected Regent of East Belitung . He quickly made a name for himself in the fight against corruption . In 2009 he was elected to the Indonesian House of Commons (DPR). In 2014 he was Joko Widodo's running mate for the office of Governor of Jakarta. After Widodo was elected president, he took over as a former lieutenant governor.

On February 15, 2017, Basuki won the first round of elections for the governor of Jakarta with 43% of the vote. On April 19, 2017, he lost in the runoff election against former Indonesian education minister Anies Baswedan .

Blasphemy trial

Basuki was accused of making derogatory comments on the Koran during the election campaign . The rumor quickly spread among the Islamic population of Indonesia and caused an uproar. Basuki said he was merely criticizing the misuse of Quranic verses by his political opponents. A video sequence of Basuki's speech, edited several times, was widely distributed on the Internet. In this sequence, Basuki said, among other things, that voters should not be guided by the 5th Surah of the Koran ( Al-Māʾidam ), which warns Muslims not to be friends with Christians or Jews. He also criticized Muhammad Rizieq Shihab, the founder of the radical Islamic Indonesian organization Front Pembela Islam ; this wanted to prevent the election of a Christian. In November and December 2016, there were protests against Basuki, declared as Muslim “mass prayer”, with hundreds of thousands of participants. It was alleged that Basuki insulted the Koran. In December 2016, a blasphemy trial against Basuki was officially opened.

The blasphemy trial was conducted on May 9, 2017 by Presiding Judge Dwiarso Budi Santiarto at the South Jakarta District Court. He sentenced Basuki to two years in prison under the Blasphemy Act, Article 156a. The public prosecutor's office had previously only requested a suspended sentence. Immediately after the trial, Basuki was taken to the Cipinang Detention Center . Andreas Harsono, who has worked for Human Rights Watch in Indonesia since 2008 , described the outcome of the negotiations as "a sad day for Indonesia". On January 24, 2019, Basuki was released early from custody for good conduct.

Others

President Widodo pointed out the nature of Indonesian tolerance before the court ruling. His government seeks dialogue with political opponents, but is no longer afraid to take action against radical groups. The day before the verdict was announced, the minister responsible announced that he would ban the radical organization Hizb ut-Tahrir . She was involved in the marches against the governor.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Joe Cochrane: An Ethnic Chinese Christian, Breaking Barriers in Indonesia . In: The New York Times . November 22, 2014 ( nytimes.com ).
  2. ^ Runoff Likely in Jakarta Election Seen as Test of Tolerance for Indonesia , The New York Times, February 15, 2017.
  3. ↑ Muslim candidate wins gubernatorial election in Jakarta. ORF, April 19, 2017, accessed on the same day.
  4. ↑ Jakarta's Christian governor has to be arrested for blasphemy. In: Spiegel Online . May 9, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017 .
  5. ^ Indonesia: Thousands rally against blasphemy in Jakarta. In: Al Jazeera . November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016 .
  6. ↑ Ketua Hakim Kasus Ahok Dikenal Sosok Anti-Gertak. Okezone News, May 9, 2017, accessed May 9, 2017 (Indonesian).
  7. ↑ Priska Sari Pratiwi: Jaksa Perkara Ahok Tak Persoalkan Hakim Berbeda Pendapat. CNN Indonesia, May 9, 2017, accessed May 9, 2017 (Indonesian).
  8. ↑ Kate Lamb: Jakarta governor Ahok sentenced to two years in prison for blasphemy. The Guardian, May 9, 2017, accessed May 9, 2017 .
  9. ^ Fergus Jensen: Jakarta's Christian governor jailed for blasphemy against Islam. Reuters Canada, May 9, 2017, accessed May 9, 2017 .
  10. ↑ Edward Febriyatri Kusuma, Ahmad Mustaqim: Dibawa dengan Barracuda, Ahok Tiba di Rutan Cipinang. detikNews, May 9, 2017, accessed May 9, 2017 (Indonesian).
  11. ↑ Jakarta's ex-governor released after being punished for blasphemy. ORF , January 24, 2019, accessed on the same day.
  12. ^ A victory of political Islam , FAZ.net, May 9, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Purnama, Basuki Tjahaja
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ahok (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Indonesian politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 29, 1966