Iran Sentences Three To Death Over Alleged Corruption
Special courts set up in Iran to deal with financial crimes have sentenced three people to death, local media reported, as the country faces renewed U.S. sanctions and public outcry against corruption. Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejehi, a spokesman for Iran's judiciary, on September 30 said the three were sentenced after being convicted of "spreading corruption on Earth," according to state television. Ejehi also said that 32 other defendants recently brought to trial for alleged economic crimes were sentenced to jail terms of up to 20 years, the ...
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