In the latest series of cases involving blasphemy laws in Indonesia, a TikToker with more than than 2 million followers is found guilty and jailed for two years for saying an Islamic phrase before eating crispy pork skin.
According to the article, the law is about spreading blasphemy. It doesn’t say whether committing blasphemy is sufficient on its own, so the number of followers may have been instrumental in the charging, conviction, or sentencing.
It’s also possible that it was merely showing that being famous is no protection.
Why is it important that she has a lot of followers on tiktok?
According to the article, the law is about spreading blasphemy. It doesn’t say whether committing blasphemy is sufficient on its own, so the number of followers may have been instrumental in the charging, conviction, or sentencing.
It’s also possible that it was merely showing that being famous is no protection.
I guess because she has a bigger reach than the imam who accused her. He was probably jealous.