Six young men have been sentenced to three years in prison for gay sex acts, according to an LGBT group in Tunisia. The court also ruled that the men would be banished from their native city for a further five years – starting at the end of their sentence.

Authorities arrested the group after raiding their homes and seizing their computers following an “anonymous complaint”. The men were sentenced by a court in Kairouan last week after undergoing anal examinations to “prove their guilt”.

One of the youths was sentenced to an additional six months for “indecent exposure” – apparently due to videos found on his computer.

Article 230 of Tunisia’ penal code punishes private acts of sodomy between consenting adults by up to three years imprisonment. Read more via PinkNews