Police officers in Indonesia’s second biggest city arrested 14 men for performing ‘deviant sexual acts’.

At around midnight on Sunday, officers raided two hotel rooms in Surabaya where the men were having a party.

According to Surabaya Police’s head of detectives, Shinto Silitonga, Surabaya some of them men were allegedly watching gay porn and performing ‘deviant sexual acts’.

Eight of then have had preliminary charges filed against them under Indonesia’s anti-pornography law.

Two of the men who were believed to have organized the party could face up to 15 years in jail for their role.

‘This is the first time we enforce the law and arrest gay people in the city,’ Silitonga told AFP.

It’s not illegal to be gay in Indonesia

Homosexual sex is not illegal in Indonesia but the country does have a strict anti-pornography law.

The province of Aceh province is the only region in Indonesia where homosexuality is illegal. The province has a ‘Special Status’ agreement which allows to enforce by-laws from the Islamic Sharia Law.

Last month two men were arrested in Aceh on suspicion of being gay and having sexual relations. If found guilty, the men face a punishment of 100 lashes each.