An Iranian court ordered the hand of a convicted thief cut off and
officials said this kind of punishment would continue, ISNA news agency
reported Tuesday.
The hand of a two-time convicted thief was cut off in front of other prisoners in a jail in Mashad, in north-eastern
Mohammad Zoqi said that such amputations would be
continued in the future to protect people’s lives and property and
serve as a lesson for other thieves.
According to sharia law, amputation is the punishment for those convicted of repeated robberies.
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