As soon as the Governor of Jakarta Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama was deemed guilty of blasphemy on May 9, 2017, the Panel of Judges ordered  Ahok’s immediate detention. The Panel of Judges said that according to the provision of Art. 197 paragraph (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, a verdict would be considered void if an immediate detention order was not issued. The problem is that the Constitutional Court (MK) once examined the constitutionality of said Article. The verdict, the Article is not constitutional. Did the Panel of Judges miss this, or did they deliberately ignored MK’s ruling? To subscribe please click here