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Court finds woman guilty of ‘spreading information that was intended to incite hatred’

Lina Lutfiawati apologized and said she "did not expect" prison for a TikTok video showing her reciting part of a Muslim prayer before eating pork.

TikToker Lina Lutfiawati said the Islamic phrase "Bismillah" before eating pork, which is forbidden in Islam, while on vacation in Bali.

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A court in Indonesia has convicted a woman of inciting religious hatred and sentenced her to two years in prison for saying a Muslim prayer and then eating pork — considered forbidden in Islam — on a TikTok video. Lutfiawati, who is also known as Lina Mukherjee and who identifies as Muslim, said a brief prayer phrase that translates to “in the name of God” before eating a crispy pork skin in a video that was published in March and was widely viewed. Indonesia is the...

Indonesia court sentenced a 33-year-old woman to two years under the country's blasphemy law after her video surfaced on social media.

JAKARTA, Sept 20 — An Indonesian court sentenced a woman to two years in prison this week for violating the country's blasphemy law after she posted a video on social media...

Investments in upstream oil and gas could boost the economy of Indonesian regions, Minister of Investment, Bahlil Lahadalia, said in Badung district, Bali ...

Social Media influencer, Lina Mukherjee, was sentenced to two years in prison and slapped with a hefty fine by an Indonesian court for reciting Islamic prayers before eating pork in a video.

Court finds woman guilty of ‘spreading information that was intended to incite hatred’