After numerous sessions and hearings, Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama was sentenced to two yearsof imprisonmentas the judges found him guilty of blasphemy.
Numerous hearings have been conducted for more than five weeks, but today's ruling is still a shock to most Indonesians asprosecutors recommended only two years of probation for Ahok.
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As the Ahok entered a new chapter of his life in Cipinang Penentiary, let's take a walk down the memory lane and see what have happened in the past five months of Ahok's blasphemy trial.
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Protesters display posters of Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, with writings that read: "Arrest blasphemer" during his trial hearing at a district court in Jakarta, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
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Ahok sits on the defendant's chair at the start of his trial hearing at North Jakarta District Court in Jakarta, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, Pool)
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Supporters of Ahok during his first blapshemy trial on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
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A supporter of Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama alias Ahok holds a placard that reads "free Ahok" outside the North Jakarta court on May 9, 2017.
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Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama takes his seat in front of judges in a courtroom for his verdict and sentence in his blasphemy trial in Jakarta on May 9, 2017.
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Supporters of Basuki Tjahaja Purnama cry after judges delivered their sentence during the verdict in his blasphemy trial in Jakarta on May 9, 2017. (AFP Photo/Bay Ismoyo)
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Basuki Tjahaja Purnama enters the room for his seventh hearing on Jan. 24, 2017. (AFP Photo/Bay Ismoyo)
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Supporters of Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama deliver a flower decoration as they gather outside the Jakarta Cipinang prison on May 9, 2017. (AFP Photo/Goh Chai Hin)