A gay Saudi Arabian man has been jailed for five years and was lashed 500 times with the whip for indulging in homosexual activities and publishing "obscene photos" of himself online. A court in Jeddah sentenced the 27-year-old after he was convicted of 'practicing homosexuality' and publishing his pictures online and on mobile phones showing him wearing women's underwear. Members of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, the most feared law enforcement group in the Gulf Kingdom, had allegedly seized the unnamed man red handed in obscene acts, the Saudi Arabic language daily Okaz says.
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First published: Wednesday, 10th November 2010 - 4:01pm