Riyadh: The Criminal Court in Dammam sentenced three Asians to three years in prison and 240 lashes each for prostitution in Saudi Arabia.
They will also be deported from Saudi Arabia after serving their jail term.
Police had arrested the convicts who were reported by a Saudi national after noticing their suspicious activities, reported local Arabic daily Sabq.
They confessed to engaging in prostitution in exchange for money at a furnished flat in the City of Dammam.