Bali Police Name Swiss WNA as Suspect in Alleged Insult to Nyepi

Investigators from the Bali Regional Police's Cyber Investigation Directorate have questioned a Swiss citizen for allegedly insulting Nyepi Day. ANTARA/HO-Bali Police Public Relations

DENPASAR - The Bali Regional Police's Cyber Investigation Directorate has named a Swiss citizen, Luzian Andrin Zgraggen, as a suspect in the alleged insult to Nyepi Day.

Head of Public Relations of the Bali Police, Commissioner General of Police Ariasandy, explained that the disclosure of this case was carried out by personnel from Sub-Directorate III of the Bali Police on March 20-21, 2026, based on the upload of the foreign national on social media which was widely discussed by residents.

This case began on Friday, March 20, 2026 at around 08.00 Wita, when officers conducted a cyber patrol and found a post on the Instagram account @luzzysun.

"In the upload, the account owner wrote a sentence with a derogatory tone against Nyepi Day," said Arisandy, quoted by Antara, Monday, March 23/

Ariasandy said after profiling, officers managed to identify the account owner as Luzian Andrin Zgraggen, a Swiss citizen.

Furthermore, officers are searching for the whereabouts of the person concerned.

On the same day at around 20.30 Wita, officers who followed the suspect's movements from Kuta to Ubud found the suspect at Ni Luh Djelantik's residence in the Tumbak Bayuh area, Mengwi, Badung.

At the request of Ni Luh Djelantik, the foreigner was then secured to the Bali Police Ditreskrim for further examination.

The next day, Saturday, March 21, 2026 at around 11.30 Wita, Ni Luh Djelantik officially reported the incident to the Bali Police with report number LP/B/258/III/2026/SPKT/POLDA BALI.

After the trial was held at 16.00 Wita, the status of the case was raised to the investigation stage and Luzian Andrin Zgraggen was named a suspect.

Furthermore, at 17.00 Wita, investigators arrested the person concerned.

Investigators then conducted an examination at 18.00 Wita, before finally arresting the suspect at the Bali Police Detention Center at 23.00 Wita.

For his actions, the suspect was charged with Article 301 paragraph (1) of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code, regarding the dissemination of content containing elements of religious-based hatred through information technology.

The Bali Police stated that the elements of the alleged article had been met, ranging from legal subjects, actions to spread through social media, to content that was considered to contain hatred against groups based on religion.

Currently, investigators are still continuing the legal process by sending a Letter of Notification of the Commencement of Investigation (SPDP), confiscating evidence in the form of one mobile phone belonging to the suspect, and examining a number of witnesses to strengthen the evidence.