The daily Sharq identified the man by only his first name, Hajan, and said that he was from a village called Mafanjouq. He was hanged in public at Kargar Square in Salmas. Iran Focus
The daily Sharq identified the man by only his first name, Hajan, and said that he was from a village called Mafanjouq. He was hanged in public at Kargar Square in Salmas.
In a separate development yesterday, three men accused of armed robbery were hanged in public in the north-eastern Iranian city of Mashad, the state-run news agency reported.
The three, identified as Ali Adelzadeh, Arash Gholamian-Khorrasani, and Davoud Daliran, were accused of robbery.
Also a couple from the central Iranian city of Isfahan, accused of murder, were hanged in prison at dawn on Tuesday.