Jakarta, June 24, 2022 (AFP): A popular Indonesian bar chain is being investigated for blasphemy over a free alcohol promotion for patrons named Muhammad, police said late on Friday, after it sparked uproar in the world's largest Muslim-majority country.
Alcohol is considered forbidden under Islamic law and while drinking is not prohibited for any religion in the secular country's bars, the act itself is frowned upon by conservative Muslims.
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