Iran has hanged four men convicted of rape and another man found guilty of drug trafficking in Tehran, government newspaper Iran reported on Wednesday.
The men hanged on Tuesday were identified as Mehdi, 33, convicted of raping at least two teenage boys, an unnamed 21-year-old man who had raped a retarded 22-year-old woman two years ago, and two other unnamed men who had broken into a house late at night and raped a woman.
The drug trafficker who was also hanged on Tuesday was identified as Masoud, 33, convicted of smuggling eight kilogrammes (17 pounds) of heroin, the report said.
The hangings bring to at least 79 the number of people put to death in Iran so far this year, according to an AFP count based on news reports. Last year, at least 270 people were hanged.
Murder, rape, armed robbery, drug trafficking and adultery are all punishable by death in Iran. Source...
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