Swiss tourist gets 1-year jail in Bali for mocking Hindu festival, calling tradition ‘crazy’
- (AP Photo)A Swiss tourist has been sentenced to one year in prison in Bali for mocking the Hindu festival Nyepi, also known as the Day of Silence, after posting videos on Instagram showing himself violating restrictions during the sacred observance.
- Luzian Andrin Zgraggen, 26, was found guilty by the Denpasar District Court of violating Indonesia's new criminal code.
- The court said he posted the videos even after staff at the villa where he was staying had informed him about the restrictions in place during Nyepi.
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- (AP Photo)A Swiss tourist has been sentenced to one year in prison in Bali for mocking the Hindu festival Nyepi, also known as the Day of Silence, after posting videos on Instagram showing himself violating restrictions during the sacred observance.
- Luzian Andrin Zgraggen, 26, was found guilty by the Denpasar District Court of violating Indonesia's new criminal code.
- The court said he posted the videos even after staff at the villa where he was staying had informed him about the restrictions in place during Nyepi.
Sources: Times of India