Iran given punishment: 2 youths crucified in public
Iran given punishment: 2 youths crucified in public…
iran has strict laws for crime and severe punishment is also given for it. In a recent incident, two people were publicly hanged in the case of murder of a police officer. Authorities publicly hanged two people on monday (30 September) for killing a police officer during a robbery in central Iran. news agency AFP quoted the court's decision as saying that these two had killed a police officer during an armed robbery in central Iran. news website Mizan Online quoted the local prosecutor in the court as saying that the incident took place in the central Markazi province, in which "two armed robbers were sentenced to death in the city of Khomein this morning."
First public hanging in Iran?
According to the report, this punishment was given publicly on monday morning. Hanging is a form of capital punishment in iran, but this is the first time that the convicts have been publicly hanged as no such incident has been recorded before.
Why were the convicts hanged in this manner?
According to a report by Mizan Online, the two convicts had attempted to escape after a clash with law enforcement agencies about four years ago and shot and killed a police officer at that time.
Is the death penalty common in Iran?
According to human rights groups including Amnesty International, iran has the second highest number of death sentences handed out annually after China. The Islamic Republic also has a provision for the death penalty for murder and drug trafficking as well as cases of rape and sexual assault, among other major crimes.