Clashes between people and the security forces when two men were hanged in public in southern Iran- The bodies were taken over by the people- One might still be alive
Iran Human Rights, December 22: Two men convicted of armed robbery were hanged in public in the south Iranian city of Sirjan in Kerman province early this morning reported the state run news agency Fars.
The men were identified as "Esmaeil Fathizadeh" and "Mohammad Esfandiarpour"
According to the report, many people among them families of the two men, who were gathered at the spot started chanting against the authorities and threw stones at the security forces. The security forces answered with tear gas and shooting in the air. But the people managed to take away the bodies of the two men. One of the men seemed to be still alive when his body was removed by the protesting people said the report.
The security forces are trying to arrest those who where involved in the clashes according to the report.
Iran Human Rights is investigating further details aroudn today’s event in Sirjan.
Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, the spokesperson of Iran Human Rights said:" Public hanging is a barbaric act that Iranian regime uses to spread fear among the people." He added:" People of Sirjan have shown that they will no longer accept medieval punishments and a medieval regime. Today’s event in Sirjan shows that the Iranian regime is clearly weakened." He added: We are concerned about the authority’s reprisals against the people of Sirjan."
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