An Islamic Shariah court in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province sentenced two men to public caning 80 times each after Islamic religious police caught them engaged in what the court deemed sexual acts.

The two college students will be lashed 80 times each after a judge said they violated Islamic law by committing acts that lead to gay sexual relations.

An Islamic court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province has sentenced two men to public caning, 80 times each, for what the court deemed were sexual acts: hugging and kissing