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Russian tourist deported from Bali over nude photo on sacred tree
The 40-year-old woman, identified as Luiza Kosykh, left Bali's Denpasar on a late Sunday flight to Moscow, Bali law and human rights agency official I Nengah Sukadana told AFP, just days after she was nabbed by immigration officials.
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This photo taken on April 13, 2023 shows Russian national Luiza Kosykh (wearing face mask) being brought to a press conference held at the immigration office in Denpasar, Bali. (AFP/Sonny Tumbelaka)
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Russian woman who posted a nude photo of herself in front of a sacred tree has been deported from Bali, an official said Monday, the latest incident involving indelicate tourist acts on the resort island.
The 40-year-old woman, identified as Luiza Kosykh, left Bali's Denpasar on a late Sunday flight to Moscow, Bali law and human rights agency official I Nengah Sukadana told AFP, just days after she was nabbed by immigration officials.
Kosykh was arrested on Wednesday after her nude photo in front of the 700-year-old banyan went viral, angering local Hindus who revere the tree as sacred.
She claimed the nude photograph was taken a few years ago and that she did not know the tree was considered sacred.
The Russian, who claims to be a property investor, entered Bali in January using a temporary-stay visa which would have been valid until December of next year.
Her deportation came less than two weeks after a Russian man got booted off the island for posting a photograph of himself half-naked atop a sacred mountain.
The palm-fringed hotspot has vowed a crackdown on misbehaving tourists after a spate of incidents including acts of disrespect to the predominantly Hindu island's culture.
