Iran hangs four rapists

October 12th, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS  

Tehran, Oct 12 (IANS) Iran Wednesday publicly hanged four men convicted of rapes.

The men who were hanged in public in a park in Khomeini Shahr of Isfahan province were convicted of raping several women in a family party in June, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported.

Rape, along with some other crimes including drug trafficking, murder, adultery and armed robbery, is subject to death penalty in Iran, reported Xinhua.

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