Content of Eating Pork that Makes Influencer Linamukherjee Threatened with a Maximum of 6 Years in Prison

The suspect in the blasphemy case and violation of the ITE Law (UU) Lina Lutfiawati before undergoing trial at the Palembang District Court, Tuesday (25/7/2023). (ANTARA/Ahmad Rafli Baiduri)

PALEMBANG - Instagram and Tiktok social media celebrity Lina Luthfiawati or @linamukherjee_, underwent her first trial for alleged blasphemy through content eating pork skin by mentioning the name of Allah at the Palembang District Court.

The trial with the agenda of reading the indictments from the Public Prosecutor's Office of the South Sumatra High Prosecutor's Office was attended by the defendant along with three witnesses, namely M Syarif Hidayat, Sapriadi Syamsudin, and Husyam Usman.

The South Sumatra High Prosecutor's Office in the indictment stated that @linamukherjee_ deliberately spread information that gave rise to hate speech, both between individuals and groups based on ethnicity, religion, race, and intergroup (SARA).

For her actions, the defendant was charged with Article 28 paragraph (2) in conjunction with Article 45 paragraph (2) of Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning Information and Electronic Transactions (UU ITE) as amended by Law Number 19 of 2016 and in conjunction with Article 156A of the Criminal Code, with a penalty of 6 years in prison and a fine of IDR 1 billion.

Previously, Lina was reported because she was considered to have blasphemed religion through video content that was widely spread through her TikTok and Instagram accounts @Linamukherjee_.

This case was reported by a legal adviser named M Syarif Hidayat, on March 15 2023 to the SPKT Polda Sumsel.

In the video that lasts more than 5 minutes, Lina admits that she is a Muslim who deliberately eats pork skin by reciting prayers even though it is illegal.