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Dubai - Iran hanged two men on Sunday for their role in an assault that was filmed and posted on YouTube, the Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) reported.
A 37-second video posted on YouTube in December and later shown on Iranian state television showed four masked men approaching the victim on motorcycles, and then two of them assaulting him, taking his bag and jacket. One of the attackers appeared to be wielding a long knife or machete.
The attack prompted public outrage, and officials vowed to punish those responsible.
Alireza Mafiha and Mohammad Ali Sorouri were hanged early on Sunday in the Iranian capital, Tehran, according to ISNA.
They were convicted of “moharebe”, or waging war against God, which under Iran’s interpretation of Islamic law is punishable by death. Their sentence was issued by a Revolutionary Court in late December, ISNA said.
“The issue of security for our people is more important even than daily bread,” said Sadeq Larijani, head of Iran’s judiciary, in December.
Two accomplices were sentenced to 10 years in prison and 74 lashes, ISNA reported.
Iran carries out one of the world’s highest number of annual executions, according to rights group Amnesty International, which has called on the Islamic Republic to commute death sentences.
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Jan 20, 2013 at 10:42 AM ShmutzVesh Says:Report as Inappropriate
Finally Iran is doing something right
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Jan 20, 2013 at 12:13 PM bubii Says:Report as Inappropriate
This shows the people that no one should dare compete against their thugary once and for all they should know it is they the authority who is the father of all crime and brutality
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Jan 20, 2013 at 04:18 PM Aryeh Says:Report as Inappropriate
Just worth noting that the US imprisons and executes more people than any other country. Just saying...
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Jan 20, 2013 at 05:52 PM AlbertEinstein Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Just worth noting that the US imprisons and executes more people than any other country. Just saying... ”
You are absolutely wrong (at least for executions - I don't have the time to debunk you on the imprisonment thing). Just saying.
In 2011, the US executed 78 people. In that year, China excuted thousands, and Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Pakistan, India, and Maylasia each executed more than a hundred people.
And, the winner for per capita executions in 2011 is our favorite country - Iran.