{"id":37167,"date":"2026-03-23T14:46:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/37167\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T14:46:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:46:31","slug":"swiss-tourist-faces-charges-in-bali-for-allegedly-insulting-religious-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/37167\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss tourist faces charges in Bali for allegedly\u00a0insulting religious holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bali attracts millions of foreign visitors each year. <\/p>\n

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A Swiss tourist has been arrested by the Indonesian authorities in Bali accused of using expletives to denigrate a Hindu religious holiday observed on the tourist island.\n<\/p>\n

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The Swiss man, whose age is unknown, faces up to five years in prison on hate speech charges, a spokesman for the Bali police said. <\/p>\n

Bali\u2019s Day of Silence or \u201cNyepi,\u201d was celebrated last Thursday and requires locals and tourists on the Hindu-majority island to stay at home for 24 hours for self-reflection. No work, travel, entertainment and even electricity use is discouraged.<\/p>\n

The Swiss national was arrested on Saturday after he was reported to police over an Instagram post in which he allegedly repeatedly swore when referring to the religious holiday.<\/p>\n

Bali attracts millions of foreign visitors each year.<\/p>\n

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