印尼一对男同性恋被判鞭刑85次

A Sharia court in Indonesia's Aceh province has sentenced two men to be caned in public for having gay sex.

由于发生同性性行为，两名男子被印度尼西亚亚齐省一家伊斯兰法庭判处公开鞭刑。

The men were found guilty of violating strict Islamic laws in conservative Aceh and will receive 85 lashes each.

他们违反了保守之地亚齐省严格的伊斯兰法律，每人将会接受85次鞭刑。

The pair, aged 20 and 23, were found in bed together by vigilantes in March. They have not been identified.

这两个人年龄分别为20岁和23岁，于今年3月被义务警员发现共处一床。现在他们的身份尚未公布。

Gay sex is not illegal in the rest of Muslim-majority Indonesia and this is its first such conviction. Aceh is the only province where Sharia is in force.

同性性行为在以穆斯林为主的印尼的其它地方并非非法，此次定罪尚属首次。而亚齐是唯一一个执行伊斯兰教法的省份。

While the judges did not give the maximum punishment of 100 lashes, the sentence is heavier than the 80 lashes asked for by the prosecution.

虽然法官们没有给予最大程度的惩罚，即100鞭，但是这一判决比检方要求的80鞭要重。

Public caning sentences have been handed down previously only for gambling and drinking alcohol.

此前，公开鞭刑的判决只针对赌博和酗酒行为。

The harsh verdict has been condemned by human rights groups and activists.

据悉，这一严厉的判决已经受到了人权组织和积极分子的谴责。