Hands Off Cain
NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·DECEMBER 12, 2006
Iran

IRAN HANGS MAN IN PUBLIC FOR MURDER

an Iranian man convicted of murdering 12 family members was publicly hanged in the southern town of Jahrom.

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an Iranian man convicted of murdering 12 family members was publicly hanged in the southern town of Jahrom.
The man, identified as Ali-Mohammad A., was hanged in a main square of the town in Fars province while a large crowd as well as the victims' families watched. He had reportedly shot the victims dead in a family feud over the ownership of a disputed property earlier in the year.
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  • (Sources: Agence France Presse, 12/12/2006)