IRAN: TWO HANGED IN PUBLIC FOR 'WAGING WAR AGAINST GOD’
Two prisoners were hanged in public in the city of Sarpol-e Zahab (Kermanshah province, western Iran) on Moharebeh charges.
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Two prisoners were hanged in public in the city of Sarpol-e Zahab (Kermanshah province, western Iran) on Moharebeh charges.
According to a report by the Iranian state-run media IRIB, the executions were carried out in public on the morning of Sunday January 8.
The prisoners were reportedly charged with armed robbery and the murder of a police officer.
Although the state-run media has not provided the names of the prisoners, the unofficial news agency, Kurdpa, has identified the two prisoners as Rouhollah Koshtemad and Sajjad Zarsineh.
According to a report by the Iranian state-run media IRIB, the executions were carried out in public on the morning of Sunday January 8.
The prisoners were reportedly charged with armed robbery and the murder of a police officer.
Although the state-run media has not provided the names of the prisoners, the unofficial news agency, Kurdpa, has identified the two prisoners as Rouhollah Koshtemad and Sajjad Zarsineh.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Iran Human Rights, 10/01/2017)
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