IRAN - An unidentified man was hanged on October 12 at the city of Bandar Abbas

17 October 2019 :

According to Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), an unidentified man was hanged on Saturday, October 12, at the city of Bandar Abbas. He was arrested and sentenced to death for rape charges five years ago.

 
(Source: IHR, IFMAT)

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