“As a person who grew up in Islamic circles, is not possible for me to insult Islam,” Ahok told the court.
The blasphemy controversy erupted in September when a video circulated online in which Ahok lightheartedly said that people were being deceived if they believed his detractors who asserted that the Quran prohibits Muslims having a non-Muslim leader. He is seeking a second term as governor in elections due February.
