Lawyers representing Jakarta Governor Basuki 'Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama, who is on trial for alleged blasphemy, say that their client is being 'tried by the mob' following testimony by the prosecution witness that originally reported Ahok who admitted under oath that he forced police to file the report by threatening to call on thousands of Muslims to raid the police station. This followed a series of violent mass rallies by Islamic hard-liners last year calling on police arrest and charge Ahok.