Rabu 13 Dec 2017 14:55 WIB

Ustaz Alfian Tanjung gets two years in jail for hate speech

Rep: Dadang Kurnia/ Red: Reiny Dwinanda
Ustaz Alfian Tanjung gets two years of imprisonment for hate speech by panel of the judges of Surabaya Court, on Wednesday (December 13).
Foto: Republika/Dadang Kurnia
Ustaz Alfian Tanjung gets two years of imprisonment for hate speech by panel of the judges of Surabaya Court, on Wednesday (December 13).

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SURABAYA -- The Surabaya Court has found ustaz Alfian Tanjung guilty of hate speech against former Jakarta governor, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok), during a sermon at Mujahidin Mosque, Surabaya. 

The panel of judges led by Dedi Fardiman sentenced the cleric to two years in prison for his crime. 

“The defendant Alfian Tanjungis proven guilty of committing hate speech," Dedi said on Wednesday (December 13).

The sentence was lighter than that demanded by prosecutors, which was three years of imprisonment.