Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok):
Better go to jail than back out

BEING indicted for the crime of blasphemy has not reduced Ahok's resolve to run for the post of Jakarta governor. He waived his right to a pretrial hearing and is willing to see the full legal process right through the end. "This will serve as a lesson in Indonesia's ongoing journey of democracy," he declared. The following are excerpts of an interview with Ahok, by Tempo reporters Friski Riana and Larissa Huda, last week.

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