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Liam Buckler

Russian influencer facing jail over naked Bali photo next to sacred tree

A woman faces six years in jail and a substantial fine after posing naked next to a sacred tree in Bali.

Alina Fazleeva, a Russian influencer, was posing for a raunchy photoshoot as she stood next to the 700-year-old tree, which locals considered to be blessed.

The instagram star, who has more than 16,000 followers, could be facing time in prison on pornography charges after a Balinese entrepreneur, Niluh Djelantik, reported her to the police after coming across the images.

Businessman Mr Djelantik reported Alina to local authorities as the tree, which is situated at Babakan Temple in Tabana and known locally as kayu putih, is centuries old and is considered holy to locals.

The Russian tourist turned herself to the police after offending locals (ViralPress)
The instagram model has over 16,000 followers (Newsflash)

The naked photoshoot has caused uproar with locals and now immigration officials are tracking down the influencer.

Under the country's strict laws, if the Russian influencer is convicted she'll be hit with a £78,000 fine and face six years in jail, due to the Information and Electronic Transactions Act (ITE).

She has since deleted the photos on Instagram after the local backlash and issued an apology, next to the tree, on her Instagram page.

Alina apologies for posing naked on a tree (ViralPress)

In the video she said: "I apologise to all Balinese and Indonesian people, I regret my actions.

"I'm so embarrassed, I didn't mean to offend you in any way, absolutely no knowledge of this place.

"I just prayed under a tree and went straight to the police station to explain this incident and apologise."

Local authorities confirmed Alina has voluntarily turned herself to the police and a Tabanan spokesperson Ranefli Dian Candra said the case will be looked into and processed.

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