Indonesia frees Christian politician jailed for blasphemy

An ethnic Chinese Christian, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, 52, lost a 2017 bid to be re-elected governor over charges of insulting the Koran. He was released on Tuesday from Jakarta jail, after serving a reduced two-year sentence for blasphemy. Months of protests and a polarizing election preceded Purnama's jailing in May 2017.

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