Satria Dewi Anjaswari, Jakarta – A politician Fadli Zon views that former Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama or Ahok should not yet be granted a Christmas remission. The House of Representatives acting speaker questions the legal standing of the clemency granting.

"I think [Ahok] doesn't deserve it yet. What is the legal basis[?]" he told Tempo on Friday, December 22.

Ahok, who has been serving his jail sentence over blasphemy for six months, is reported to receive a Christmas remission. Based on the prevailing law, an inmate who has been well-behaved and has been performing the jail sentence for more than six months deserves a clemency.

However, Fadli Zon considers the status of Ahok's jail sentence in Police Mobile Brigade headquarter (Mako Brimob) Kelapa Dua, Depok, is vague. "I'm actually confused. Is Mako Brimob a detention center or a correctional center or what?"

According to Fadli, if Ahok serves his sentence in a correctional center, it is understandable that he is granted a remission since the inmates there receive coaching.

Fadli says he does not know if Mako Brimob also facilitates similar tasks and coaching as a correctional institution. He also says that it is irrelevant if Ahok serves his sentence in Mako Brimob due to a security reason.

"I think any correctional centers have the security standard," said Fadli Zon.

Source: https://en.tempo.co/read/news/2017/12/23/055914322/Ahok-Does-Not-Deserve-Clemency-Fadli-Zon