German tourist strips naked and gatecrashes sacred performance at religious Bali temple

German tourist strips naked and gatecrashes sacred performance at religious Bali temple

Darja Tuschinski was denied a ticket to the Hindu show in Indonesia but she allegedly pushed past security and removed her clothes in a bizarre protest. The 28-year-old tourist was then arrested

A German tourist has been arrested after stripping naked and gatecrashing a sacred performance at a temple in Indonesia.

Darja Tuschinski, 28, was denied a ticket to the Hindu show in Bali, before allegedly pushing past security and removing her clothes in a bizarre protest.

The blonde backpacker was then seen striding confidently past the dancers before forcing open a large set of gilded doors.

When a local man tried to stop her, she curtsied at him, appearing to mimic the dancers' movements, before walking off the platform to kneel next to a shrine as if in prayer.

Shocked holidaymakers sitting on chairs watched as the tourist continued her naked rampage and walked back on stage.

Furious security staff rushed over and detained Darja for disrupting their show and handed her over to the police in the Ubud district of the popular holiday island.

She now faces up to two years and eight months in prison if she is found to have broken the country's public indecency laws.

Bali Police Public Relations Head Stefanus Satake Bayu Setianto said: "The incident of a naked female foreigner occurred on the stage of the Puri Saraswati Hotel in Ubud, Gianyar Regency.

"She lives alone. During her stay at Ubud Bungalow, she was often seen naked while walking around the villa area."

Staff at the Saraswati Ubud Temple apologised to their visitors and performed a ritual to remove the "bad energy" from the area caused by the streaker.

Police took Darja to the station where they performed a drugs and alcohol test but have yet to reveal the results.

They believe that Darja had been struggling for money and became stressed when she was denied a ticket for the once-in-a-lifetime show, in which women in traditional outfits performed a dance honoring their Gods.

Local council chief Wayan Widana said that Darja had been suffering from "depression" because she had run out of money for her extended trip.

Anggiat Napitupulu, Head of the Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights for the Bali Region, said Darja was grilled at the police station before being taken to the hospital for physical and psychological check-ups.

He said: "We are currently investigating this case. We are very sorry that this incident occurred."

Officials in Bali have been trying to crack down on badly behaving foreigners amid a surge in the number of cases of backpackers fighting and stripping.

Public indecency is illegal under Article 281 of the country's Criminal Code, which prohibits "acts that violate public decency or morals".

It can be used to prosecute people for engaging in public displays of affection, such as kissing or hugging, or for those wearing revealing clothing or stripping off in public.

The maximum punishment for violating Article 281 of the Criminal Code of Indonesia is two years and eight months in prison.

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