Is Indonesia misusing its blasphemy laws?

As the Christian governor of Jakarta goes on trial for insulting Islam, is the case against him politically motivated?

Rights groups in Indonesia have long accused the government of using the country's 1969 blasphemy law to persecute religious minorities, but for the first time the law is being used against a high-ranking politician.

Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, better known by his nickname Ahok, has denied at the start of his blasphemy trial that he intended to insult the Quran during a campaign speech, as outside the court rival rallies were staged.

He faces five years in jail if convicted.