'Mentally ill' woman arrested, charged with blasphemy for entering Bogor mosque with dog


A screen capture of the viral video shows a woman, identified by police as SM, entering a mosque in Sentul, Bogor, on Sunday with a dog and without removing her footwear.

BOGOR, Indonesia (ANN): The Bogor Police have detained SM, the woman who entered a mosque in Sentul on Sunday with a dog and her shoes on, and charged her with blasphemy.

Bogor Police spokesperson Adj. Comr. Ita Puspita said that investigators had named SM a suspect based on evidence and witness statements.

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