Indonesia to deport Russian social media star who held party

Kosenko, center, is escorted by Indonesian immigration officers at Immigration office in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia on Sunday, Jan 24, 2021. The Russian social media celebrity is being deported from the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Sunday after throwing a party that had more than 50 guests in a luxury hotel earlier this month. — AP

DENPASAR, Indonesia: A Russian social media celebrity was being deported from Indonesia on Jan 24 after he held a party at a luxury hotel on the resort island of Bali attended by more than 50 people despite coronavirus restrictions.

The party held on Jan 11 violated health protocols put in place to fight the spread of the virus, said Jamaruli Manihuruk, chief of the Bali regional office for the Ministry of Law and Human Rights.