As a witness in religious blasphemy trial, MUI Chairman KH Ma'ruf Amin said MUI has appointed the Islamic Defenders Front's Grand Imam Habib Rizieq Shihab as religious expert to study Basuki Tjahaja Purnama's (Ahok's) statement on Surah Al-Maidah.

Habib Rizieq appointed to study Ahok's statement: MUI

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Indonesian Council of Ulama (MUI) has appointed the Islamic Defenders Front's Grand Imam Habib Rizieq Shihab as religious expert to study Basuki Tjahaja Purnama's (Ahok's) statement on Surah Al-Maidah, verse 51 of the Quran, its chief stated. "As he is a graduate of the Saudi (university) and holds a doctorate degree, we consider him competent,"...

On Tuesday (Dec 20), the general prosecutor read their response to defendant of religious blasphemy case, Basuki Tjahja Purnama (Ahok), exception. The prosecutor rejects defendant exception.

Prosecutor rejects Ahok's exception

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Head of the general prosecutor in the case of alleged religious blasphemy with Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) as defendant, Ali Mukartono, said it was inappropriate for the defendant to deliver his exception at the inaugural session of the trial conducted on last Tuesday (Dec 13). Supposedly, Ahok filed it in a pretrial hearing. "If there was...