HRANA News Agency - On Wednesday, October 12, 2011, four individuals convicted of rape were publicly hanged in Khomeini Shahr’s Behesht Park. After the death sentences were upheld by the Supreme Court, four rapists were hanged today while the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor of Esfahan Province and other local officials attended the event.
According to a report by Fars News Agency, the following individuals were hanged today after being convicted of charges of rape in Khomeini Shahr:
Abbas (single, 24 years old, with prior convictions for kidnapping and inappropriate relations in 2004 and 2008)
Rajab Ali (single, 23 years old, with prior convictions for consumption of alcohol, bullying and intimidation with a dagger and inappropriate relations)
Asghar (single, 20 years old, with prior convictions for bullying and intimidation with a knife, consumption of alcohol and inappropriate relations)
Mansor (single, 25 years old, with prior convictions for kidnapping in 2005) On May 24, 2011, a group of women at a private party were abducted and gang raped at knife point in Khomeini Shahr.