- A TikToker was jailed in Indonesia over a video in which she ate pork and uttered an Islamic phrase.
- Lina Lutfiawati, who identifies as Muslim, apologized but was sentenced to two years and fined $16,245.
A TikToker has been sentenced to two years in prison by an Indonesian court after she filmed herself uttering an Islamic phrase and then eating pork, according to multiple reports.
Lina Lutfiawati, who uses the handle @lilumukerji on TikTok, posted a video on March 9 showing her eating and talking to camera during a trip to the tourist island of Bali.
The 33-year-old reportedly said "Bismillah" — an Arabic word meaning "in the name of God" — before she ate a piece of crispy pork skin.
Eating pork is forbidden in Islam, and Lutfiawati later apologized, according to Al Jazeera.
But a court on Sumatra island sentenced her to two years behind bars and fined her $16,245, CNN reported.
Lutfiawati, who has more than 300,000 followers on TikTok, identifies as Muslim and uses the Indian name Lina Mukherjee on social media, due to her love of Bollywood, according to the BBC.
She was found guilty under Indonesia's strict blasphemy laws of "spreading information aimed at inciting hatred against religious individuals and specific groups," CNN reported, citing court documents.
"I know I was wrong but I really did not expect this punishment," she told reporters after her sentencing on Tuesday, CNN reported. According to the BBC, she said she did it out of curiosity.
About 87% of Indonesians are Muslim, and there have been several recent instances of punishments under blasphemy laws.
In April, a Christian YouTuber was sentenced to 10 years in prison for posting insulting remarks about Islam, according to the US State Department's overview of religious freedoms in Indonesia.
And in June, police in Jakarta arrested six people on blasphemy charges after they offered free gin to anyone named Mohammed or Maria, the State Department said.