IRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED IN PUBLIC
A prisoner was hanged in public in the city of Ilam, Western Iran, on rape charges
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A prisoner was hanged in public in the city of Ilam, Western Iran, on rape charges. The public execution was carried out this morning, in the city center in the presence of chief Justice, the public prosecutor, criminal justice and police chief, the state run Mehr news agency reported.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: ncr-iran.org, 22/12/2016; iranhr.net, 22/12/2016)
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