Indonesian President Joko Widodo a target over governor's alleged blasphemy
Jakarta's embattled governor was interrogated by police on Monday amid fears civil unrest is being fomented to destabilise President Joko Widodo.
Jewel Topsfield is Fairfax's Indonesia correspondent. She is an award-winning journalist who has been with Fairfax Media for 10 years. Most recently, she was education editor at The Age for five years. Prior to that she was the launch deputy editor of the National Times, Fairfax’s online opinion site. She also spent three years in the Canberra Press Gallery covering immigration, education, the environment and water.
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