One man was hanged publicly in southern Iran

Oct. 17, 2011, 5:50 p.m.

Iran Human Rights, October 17: One man was hanged publicly in the town of Marvdasht (Fars province, south of Iran) on Wednesday October 12. reported the official Iranian news agency IRNA.

 

The man who was not identified by name was sentenced to death convicted of sexual act (sodomy) with an elleven year old boy, and sentenced to 15 years in jail for kidnapping, according to the report.