Swiss Tourist Sentenced to Prison in Bali Over Instagram Posts

Swiss Tourist Sentenced to Prison in Bali Over Instagram Posts

A court in Bali sentenced Swiss tourist Luzian Andrin Zgraggen to one year in prison for Instagram videos made outdoors during Nyepi, a sacred Hindu day when the island goes silent. His profane comments were deemed insulting to tradition. He apologized. Prison terms this long for foreign tourists over religious insults are rare in Indonesia, signaling stricter consequences for what visitors post online.

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