<p>Tuesday’s jailing of Jakarta’s Christian governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama on blasphemy charges has galvanized a huge show of solidarity by his supporters as nightly candle-lit vigils continue across the Indonesian archipelago.</p><p>Aerial footage shows protesters in the port-town of Surabaya, on Java island, on Friday evening, May 12.</p><p>Purnama, universally known as Ahok, was handed a two-year sentence over referencing a Koranic verse</a> last year that he said was being used by his opponents to mobilize people to vote against him. Hardline Islamists said that his reference amounted to blasphemy.</p><p>An edited video of his comments sparked a public outcry, ultimately leading to his trial.</p><br />
