One worrying question that emerges after the sentencing of Basuki Tjahaja Purnama is whether Indonesia is turning into a theocracy. The two-year sentence given to the now inactive Jakarta governor after he was found guilty of blasphemy, has damaged Indonesia's reputation as a democratic and moderate, tolerant nation.

The problem lies with the blasphemy article in the Criminal Code, which is wide open to misuse for political interests, to name one