Indonesia woman jailed for TikTok video praying before eating pork


An Indonesian court has sentenced Lina Mukherjee to two years in prison and handed her a heavy fine after she recited an Islamic prayer before eating pork in a viral TikTok video widely criticised in the Muslim-majority country. – Facebook pic, September 20, 2023.

AN Indonesian court has sentenced a woman to two years in prison and handed her a heavy fine after she recited an Islamic prayer before eating pork in a viral TikTok video widely criticised in the Muslim-majority country.  

Lina Mukherjee, 33, was found guilty of “spreading information aimed at inciting hatred against religious individuals and specific groups” at a court yesterday in the South Sumatra city of Palembang, according to the verdict.  


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