2013: Alireza Mafiha and Mohammad Ali Sorouri, viral video stars
January 20th, 2014 Headsman
A 37-second security camera clip of a Tehran being mugged by machete-wielding assailants went viral to great outrage in Iran in December 2012, and resulted in the very speedy execution on January 20, 2013, of the culprits.
Alireza Mafiha and Mohammad Ali Sorouri were publicly hanged at a still-dark 6:30 a.m. before a crowd of about 300 people for Moharebeh (waging war against God)
There’s a photo series of the execution here.
Two other accomplices (the video captures four assailants in all) received 10 years in prison and 74 lashes.
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Entry Filed under: 21st Century,Capital Punishment,Common Criminals,Crime,Death Penalty,Execution,Hanged,Iran,Political Expedience,Public Executions,Ripped from the Headlines,Treason
Tags: 2010s.alireza mafiha, 2013, mohammad ali sorouri, tehran
