Ratu Thalisa was found guilty of spreading hatred under a widely-criti….

Ratu Thalisa was found guilty of spreading hatred under a widely-criticised online hate-speech law. She was reportedly shown talking to a picture of Jesus on her smartphone and telling him to cut his long hair. Rights groups have slammed the electronic information law as too vague and open to misuse against religious minorities. Ratu has seven days to decide whether to appeal the verdict, which was more lenient than their demand for more than four years. The Southeast Asian nation of some 280 million has significant numbers of religious minorities — including Christians, Hindus and Buddhists — who have been targeted by radical Islamist groups amid concerns about rising intolerance. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)                 The woman, who sold beauty products online, was reportedly responding to a comment that told her to cut her hair to avoid appearing like a woman.                 The judge handed the woman — a Muslim according to court documents — a sentence of two years and 10 months, he said.

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