JAKARTA -- As Jakarta's first Christian governor of Chinese descent, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama became a powerful symbol of tolerance in the world's most populous majority-Muslim country.
A protege of president Joko Widodo, Purnama -- known by his nickname Ahok -- was on track for another term when accusations that he had insulted Islam blew apart the 2017 gubernatorial race, then saw him convicted of blasphemy and jailed for nearly two years.
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