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Monday, August 25, 2003

Iranian robber has fingers amputated in public

Agence France-Presse
Tehran, August 25

An Iranian man's fingers has been amputated in public in Isfahan, central
Iran, for multiple offences of robbery, drinking alcohol and using drugs,
conservative Quds daily reported on Monday.

"The robber, Hossein Q, 27, who had previous records in robbery, alcoholic
drink consumption and drug use, was traced and arrested after using a mobile
phone he stole around March 2003," a judiciary source was quoted as saying.

Since the 1979 Islamic revolution, Iran has implemented Sharia (Islamic
law). It imposes the death penalty for a variety of offences, including
murder, rape, armed robbery, heavy drug trafficking, blasphemy and apostasy,
and amputation for repeated thefts.

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