Iran: Three Men Sentenced to Amputation, Four Others Executed

2014 Execution in Iran (Photo Credit: Arash Khamooshi/AFP/Getty Images)

The Iranian regime’s deputy prosecutor announced that the hands of three person accused of theft were amputated, whereas four others accused of drug related crimes were executed in Qom central prison.

According to Iranian regime’s radio and television news agency on September 21, deputy prosecutor called Younes Davoudi officially announced the aforementioned punishments. It is noteworthy than in the month of June, two young men in Tehran accused of theft were sentenced by the 11th Branch of Tehran Province criminal court to have their fingers amputated.