Sacha Baron Cohen offers to pay tourists' mankini fines

Sacha Baron Cohen has come to the rescue of six Czech tourists who got into hot water for wearing Borat-style mankinis

The men donned the revealing outfits while on holiday in Kazakhstan. Local police failed to see the joke and fined them 22,500 Tenge (around £50) each for indecency and “minor hooliganism”.

But Baron Cohen, who created the character of the mankini-wearing Borat in a 2006 comedy film, said he would cover the fines.

The Jewish actor and comedian wrote on Facebook: "To my Czech mates who were arrested. Send me your details and proof that it was you, and I'll pay your fine".