An Indonesian man is waiting to hear if he will face a jail term for professing his atheism online. Alexander Aan, a West Sumatran civil servant was arrested earlier this year for posting on Facebook: "There is no God". Prosecutors in the case have demanded a prison sentence of three and a half years and the verdict is expected later on Thursday. Al Jazeera spoke to Endy Bayuni, the chief editor from the Jakarta Post.
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