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Swiss tourist Bali blasphemy case
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FIRST ENTRY AUG 20
AUG 21 · Day 2
Bali jails Swiss tourist for insulting sacred Day of Silence
Luzian Andrin Zgraggen recorded a video of himself walking to an empty beach during the Hindu holiday of Nyepi, describing the setting as "crazy".
Zgraggen was arrested in March after his video triggered widespread anger across social media among Balinese people.
The presiding judge stated that the defendant's actions offended the Balinese people, hurt their faith, and provoked public outrage.
“What the defendant did offended the Balinese people, hurt their faith and provoked public outrage,”
THE PRESIDING JUDGE
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AUG 20 · Day 1