11 convicted murderers hanged in Tehran
January 21st, 2009 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANSTehran, Jan 21 (DPA) Eleven convicted murderers were hanged Wednesday in Tehran, the daily Vatan’e Emruz reported.The 11 were hanged early Wednesday in the Evin prison in northern Tehran after their death sentences were confirmed by the Supreme Court.
Murder, rape, sabotage and drug trafficking of quantities in excess of five kilograms are crimes punishable by death in Iran.
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