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View all search resultsSwiss national arrested for Nyepi hate speech
Swiss national Luzian Andrin Zgraggen was arrested on Friday after he posted a story on his Instagram account @luzzysun, showing he was going outside during Nyepi on Thursday and a hate speech caption.
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Hindu worshippers perform the Rejang Dewa dance during the Tawur Agung Kesanga ceremony at Adhitya Jaya Temple in Rawamangun, East Jakarta, on March 18, 2026. The ritual, attended by about 1,000 Hindus from across Greater Jakarta, was held to purify the environment and the human spirit from past wrongdoing. The ceremony takes place a day before Nyepi, marking the Saka New Year 1948. (JP/Iqro Rinaldi)
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ali Police have arrested a Swiss tourist for allegedly spreading hate speech about Nyepi, the Hindu Day of Silence, with the man facing a possible three-year prison sentence.
Luzian Andrin Zgraggen was arrested on Friday after he posted a story on his Instagram account @luzzysun, showing him going outside during Nyepi on Thursday and writing “A day of silence where you’re not allowed to go outside in Bali is pretty peaceful outside :), Fuck Nyepi day and fuck your rules too”
Detectives named Zgraggen a suspect on Saturday.
“We have officially named Swiss man Luzian Andrin Zgraggen a suspect,” Bali Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Ariasandy told The Jakarta Post on Sunday.
He said Zgraggen would be charged with violating Article 301 of the Criminal Code for broadcasting, displaying, posting writings or images or playing a recording, including distributing it through information technology media, that contains a criminal act as referred to in Article 300, with the intention that the content of such writings, images or recordings be known or more widely known to the public.
Ariasandy said that Zgraggen’s Instagram story contained expressions of hatred or hostility toward a group or community based on religion or belief in Indonesia.
The police decided to name Zgraggen a suspect after an investigation by the Bali Police Cyber Crimes Investigation directorate following a report made by a member of the public regarding his Instagram story.
