He is an actor and wellness coach.
He danced, naked, the haka on a sacred mountain.
Then posted his feat on social networks... The Bali authorities expelled him from Indonesia.
On Instagram, a video of Canadian tourist Jeffrey Craigen shows him performing this New Zealand Maori ritual dance, naked on Mount Batur, a volcano considered by many Balinese to be sacred.
A wave of protests rises among Internet users who accuse him of disrespecting Balinese beliefs.
Arrested and questioned on April 25, the man is awaiting deportation but the authorities could not immediately put him on a flight because he is not vaccinated against Covid-19.
“The airlines did not accept to transport it”
under these conditions, explained the person in charge of immigration of Denpasar, the Balinese capital, Tedy Riyandi.
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“Respect our laws and Balinese cultural values”
The Vancouver native had been in Indonesia since 2019, first as a tourist and then studying alternative treatments for osteoporosis, according to Bali immigration officer Jamaruli Manihuruk.
He claimed not to know that Mount Batur was a sacred site.
"To all foreigners visiting Bali, please behave in accordance with our laws and Balinese cultural values
," said Jamaruli Manihuruk.
Bali has had many incidents with tourists disrespectful of its laws and beliefs.
Last year nearly 200 people were expelled from the island for violating health rules related to Covid-19.
In 2019, a Czech couple was bombarded with criticism for a video in which the man was seen sprinkling holy water on his girlfriend's bottom at a Balinese temple.
As punishment, they had to participate in a purification ritual led by a Hindu priest, the predominant religion on the island.
The tourism sector has suffered greatly in Bali during two years of the pandemic due to the closure of borders to foreign tourists.
But the sector has started to recover since authorities in March scrapped quarantine for vaccinated travelers and reinstated visas on arrival.
Not without consequences...