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Four Seasons sales executive charged with blasphemy in Bali gay wedding probe
The sales executive at at the Four Seasons Resort in Ubud faces blasphemy charges for allowing a gay couple to hold a Hindu ceremony at the hotel.
Ni Nyoman Mulyani, 36, has been named as a suspect in the case, which sparked outrage in Indonesia after photos of what was initially thought to be a gay wedding went viral on Facebook. The two men – a Westerner and a local – have already flown back to the US.
Police now say it was actually a melukat, or Balinese karma cleansing ceremony, which explains the Hindu holy man in the picture.
‘We have enough evidence to accuse her of committing religious blasphemy,’ Gianyar police chief, Farman, told News Corporation.
‘From the investigation we have carried out there was a Hindu ritual package at the hotel, namely a karma cleansing ceremony for a couple.
‘We have questioned some Hindu experts and found that the Hindu religion does not acknowledge same-sex couples. The sales executive already knew the cleansing ceremony would be carried out by a gay couple which should not be done. So it was a religious blasphemy.’
He added: ‘We are still deepening the case, to find out the role of other persons involved in the ritual. There is a possibility for other suspects.’
Bali is a popular wedding destination among Westerners, but Indonesian law defines marriage as between a man and woman.
The luxury five-star denied the same couple a wedding ceremony at the hotel in December last year and has issued an apology to Hindus.
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