A Content Creator has been sentenced to 2 Years in prison after a viral video of her Reciting Muslim prayer before eating pork, while visiting the tourist island of Bali.
The Indonesian Tik Toker Lina Mukherjee was reported for the video, which racked up millions of views on the social media platform.
The video which was taken in March, showed her sitting at a dining table and reciting the Islamic phrase “Bismillah” (In the name of Allah) before consuming crispy pork skin.
The influencer was found guilty of 'spreading information aimed at inciting hatred against religious individuals and specific groups' at a court in the city of Palembang.
Mukherjee, who is a self-proclaimed Muslim, was also handed a heavy fine for the clip, being ordered to pay 250 million rupiah (£13,000)
Speaking to reporters outside court on Tuesday after the trial, Mukherjee expressed shock at the sentence.
“I know I was wrong but I really did not expect this punishment,” she said.
Indonesia is the world’s largest Muslim nation, where 231 million people, at least 93% of its adult population, identify as Muslim.
Religious conservatism has been on the rise in the country in recent years and rights groups have warned that blasphemy laws are being “increasingly weaponized” against religious minorities and those deemed to have insulted Islam.
Pork is forbidden in Islam and eating it remains taboo .
