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Jakarta police call for Ahok's blasphemy trial to be delayed
The Jakarta police chief has called for the blasphemy trial of the city's Christian governor to be suspended citing security fears.
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.
The Jakarta police chief has called for the blasphemy trial of the city's Christian governor to be suspended citing security fears.
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