JAKARTA: Jakarta's Christian governor returned to court Tuesday to fight allegations of insulting the Koran that could see him jailed under tough blasphemy laws in the world's largest Muslim-majority country.
The high-profile case against Basuki Tjahaja Purnama -- the first Christian to govern the capital in more than 50 years -- has captivated attention in Indonesia, and fanned concerns about hardliners pushing their agenda in the nation of 255 million.
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