Iran hangs man in public

Iran Focus
Sun. 02 Sep 2007

Tehran, Iran, Sep. 02 – Iranian authorities hanged a man in public south of the capital Tehran on Sunday, state media reported.

The man, identified as Amir-Hossein Rouhafza, was hanged from a crane in the early hours of the day in the town of Gharchak.

Rouhafza, 28, had been convicted of killing a judge called Javad Jafarpour in Gharchak.

The state-run news agency ISNA said that local officials were present at the site of the execution.