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Man claiming innocence hanged in public in Tehran

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Tehran, Sept. 11, 2012
Iran Human Rights, September 11: One man was hanged publicly in Tehran early this morning.

According to the state run Iranian news agency Fars, the man was 27 years old and identified as "Sadegh Moradi" also known by the media as "the black scorpion". He was convicted of raping four women and kidnapping and stealing from 14 other women, said the report.

Sadegh Moradi had previously been exonerated from the rape charges and sentenced to 10 years in prison. But the decision was met with protests and the case was sent to the Supreme Court which over ruled the exoneration and Sadegh was finally sentenced to death.

Before the execution Sadegh’s brother told the reporters that the family had not been able to meet with Sadegh in more than a month and despite waiting outside the Evin prison until 2 AM last night, they were not able to meet with him for the last time.

Before being hanged, Sadegh said: "I am innocent". He was hanged at 6:06 Am this morning at the Sabalan Square of Tehran.


In a statement Iran Human rights condemned the public executions. Spokesperson of IHR, Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, called the public hangings "barbaric punishments which are meant to spread fear among the people and promote culture of violence in the society".

Source: Iran Human Rights, Sept. 11, 2012






Location: Tehran, Iran
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