Iran Human RightsIran chops off hands of four men

Iran chops off hands of four men

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 12 – The hands of four men were chopped off as punishment for robbery in north-west Iran, state media reported on Wednesday. Iran Focus

Tehran, Iran, Sep. 12 – The hands of four men were chopped off as punishment for robbery in north-west Iran, state media reported on Wednesday.

The prosecutor’s office in the city of Mashad identified the four men only by their initials E. K., H. F., M. D., and Q. R., according to the state-run news agency ISNA.

The sentence was carried out on Tuesday, the report added.

The men had been charged with repeated robbery. Each had one hand amputated.

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