Arab jailed, to get 180 lashes for obscenity

A Saudi court sentenced a man to six months in prison and ordered him lashed 180 times after he was found guilty of promoting obscene acts on social network.

The court also ordered the confiscation of two iPhones the unnamed defendant had used for such practices.

Sada newspaper said the court also decided to shut down his social network account after he was found guilty of trying to sell himself to other men.

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