Lina Lutfiawati, known as Lina Mukherjee on social media, was tried on Tuesday in the Palembang district court on Sumatra island. Speaking to reporters outside court on Tuesday after the trial, Mukherjee expressed shock at the sentence. “I know I was wrong but I really did not expect this punishment,” she said, in comments carried by CNN affiliate, CNN Indonesia. It is possible that she will file an appeal, CNN Indonesia added. Photos and videos taken of Mukherjee throughout the trial and carried by CNN Indonesia often showed her in tears and accompanied by a heavy security presence.

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Persons: Lina Lutfiawati, Lina Mukherjee, Mukherjee, ”, Allah, babi, crackling, “, Andreas Harsono Organizations: CNN, TikTok, Indonesian Ulema Council, Watch’s Locations: Bali, Palembang, Sumatra, CNN Indonesia, Indonesia, Watch’s Indonesia, Chinese Indonesian