Jakarta governor Ahok withdraws appeal against blasphemy jail sentence

By Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa
Updated May 23 2017 - 1:13am, first published 1:05am

The outgoing governor of Jakarta has shocked the capital by withdrawing an appeal against his two-year jail sentence for blasphemy against Islam within minutes of it being filed.

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