Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 11 – Four people were hanged on Tuesday in the province of Khorrasan Shomali, north-eastern Iran, state television reported. Iran Focus
Tehran, Iran, Dec. 11 – Four people were hanged on Tuesday in the province of Khorrasan Shomali, north-eastern Iran, state television reported.
One of the men was shown hanging in public in the city of Bojnourd. The three others were shown hanging inside a prison there.
All four were accused of drug trafficking.
Iranian authorities routinely execute dissidents on bogus charges such as armed robbery and drug smuggling.