Old Timer Posted November 18, 2006 Group: Soapbox - Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 68 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 962 Content Per Day: 0.13 Reputation: 52 Days Won: 1 Joined: 05/18/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/11/1932 Share Posted November 18, 2006 TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran has hanged five men convicted of drug trafficking in the northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi province, a newspaper has reported. The men, whose names did not appear in Saturday's report by the Etemad-Melli daily, were hanged on Friday in a prison for trafficking more than 120 kilograms (about 260 pounds) of narcotics. The execution brings to at least 122 the number of people executed in Iran this year, according to an AFP tally based on press and witness reports. Amnesty International has said there were 94 executions in Iran in 2005. Capital offences in the Islamic republic include murder, rape, armed robbery, apostasy, blasphemy, serious drug trafficking, repeated sodomy, adultery or prostitution, treason and espionage. Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adarian Posted November 19, 2006 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 526 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 5 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/23/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 05/03/1961 Share Posted November 19, 2006 I have no love for Islam, the doctrines that is, but I can't find anything wrong with the Iranian approach to drug trafficking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Timer Posted November 19, 2006 Group: Soapbox - Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 68 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 962 Content Per Day: 0.13 Reputation: 52 Days Won: 1 Joined: 05/18/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/11/1932 Author Share Posted November 19, 2006 In the United States when a cop on border patrol shoot a drug trafficker while he flees from arrest they sentence the cop to 12 years in jail. That's Democracy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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