Convicted Thief's Hand 'Amputated' In Northeastern Iran
Iranian media say a 34-year-old man had a hand chopped off as punishment for stealing livestock in the northeastern province of Razavi Khorasan. The local, state-sponsored newspaper Khorasan reported that the amputation took place on January 17 in the central prison in the provincial capital, Mashhad. The man, referred to as A. Kh., was transferred to a medical center after the punishment was carried out, the paper said. He was sentenced to hand amputation six years ago, and the sentence was later upheld by an appeals court. In a statement, ...
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