Murder in Shahroud: Iran conducts rare public execution over lawyer’s death
The public execution on Monday comes just days after another execution in central Iran.
In a rare event of murder in Shahroud, a horrific public execution took place as Iran carried out the death sentence of a man convicted of murdering a lawyer, as reported by state media. The execution, linked to the murder in Shahroud, took place on Monday in Shahroud, a city in the northern Semnan province, and was confirmed by the judiciary’s Mizan Online website. The case of murder in Shahroud has drawn significant attention, highlighting the gravity of the crime and the subsequent punishment.
“The death sentence against the murderer of a lawyer was carried out this morning in public in Shahroud city,” the statement read.
The official IRNA news agency recognised the executed individual as a 20-year-old man who had confessed that he was hired by a criminal gang to assassinate the lawyer. Further details regarding the gang or the crime were not provided by the authorities.
The execution was done in accordance with the Islamic Sharia law of “retribution,” a principle in Iranian law that permits for the death penalty in cases of murder. While capital punishment is common in Iran, public executions are rare, with most death sentences being carried out inside prisons, mostly by hanging.
Iran is known for its high rate of executions, second to China, according to human rights organizations Amnesty International. These groups have frequently raised concerns over the number of executions in the country, particularly those conducted under questionable legal circumstances.
The public execution on Monday comes just days after another execution in central Iran, where a male fortune teller was put to death for the charges of rape and sexual assault against his clients. This case has attracted a lot of attention to the strict implementation of capital punishment in the country.
Despite getting international criticism, Iran continues with the practice of the death penalty for a range of crimes, including murder, drug trafficking, and acts such as threats to national security. The use of public executions is intended to reinforce the consequences of serious crimes under Iranian law.
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