TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
TikToker jailed for Islamic prayer before eating pork
A district court in South Sumatra has sentenced a woman to two years in prison after she recited an Islamic prayer before eating pork in a viral TikTok video widely criticized in Indonesia.
Change text size
Gift Premium Articles
to Anyone
Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed!
Tik Tok celebrity Lina Mukherjee dines on pork skin in a video uploaded on March 9, 2023. (The Jakarta Post/Tik Tok)
A
district court in South Sumatra has sentenced a woman to two years in prison after she recited an Islamic prayer before eating pork in a viral TikTok video that caused outrage.
Lina Mukherjee, 33, was found guilty of "spreading information aimed at inciting hatred against religious individuals and specific groups" at a court on Tuesday in Palembang, as reported by AFP.
Lina was reported to the authorities in March for the video that amassed millions of views, in which she uttered a Muslim prayer that translates to "in the name of God", before consuming crispy pork skin.
Eating pork is forbidden in Islam, which is the majority religion of the country.
Lina identifies as a Muslim and her actions were condemned by conservative groups, as well as the most senior Muslim clerical body, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), which issued a ruling calling the video blasphemous.
She was also fined Rp 250 million (US$16,200) and her prison term will be extended by three months if it is not paid.
Police in South Sumatra named Lina a suspect after consulting with language experts and Muslim clerics from the MUI.
