Indonesia confirms deportation of Russians for nude photo on sacred tree in Bali


Russia's Alina Fazleeva (right) and her husband Andrei Fazleev attend a press conference in Denpasar, on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Friday, May 6, 2022. The immigration office on the Indonesian island of Bali will deport a Russian influencer and her husband after they posed for a nude photo on a centuries-old sacred tree in Tabanan district. - AFP

JAKARTA, May 7(dpa): The immigration office on the Indonesian island of Bali will deport a Russian influencer and her husband after they posed for a nude photo on a centuries-old sacred tree in Tabanan district, an immigration official has confirmed late on Friday night (May 6).

Bali immigration head Jamaruli Manihuruk said in a statement that Alina Fazleeva and her husband will be deported immediately and will be banned from entering Indonesia for at least six months.

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