Iran Tehran ( 2 men publicly Hanged at Night time- Business District) To send message to Armed Robbers

Tehran Today: Two Men Were Hanged Publicly 35 Days AFter Being Arrested- Sunday 20 January 2013   Iran Human Rights, January 20: Two young men were hanged publicly in Tehran early this morning. The young men are identified as "Alireza Mafiha" and "Mohammad Ali Sarvari" (20 years old). They were arrested after mugging a man on a Tehran street on December 1st. A video of the episode was spread on YouTube showing four young boys mugging a man. One of the boys was holding a knife. The boys were arrested two weeks later and were charged with "Moharebeh" (war against the God) and Corruption on earth by a Tehran court and sentenced to death. The death sentences were carried out publicly early this morning. One of the young boys said "I know what I have done is wrong but didn’t think the punishment would be death". Iran Human Rights (IHR) strongly condemned today’s public hangings. The spokesperson of IHR Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam said: "Today’s executions were a pure demonstration of terror by the Iranian authorities. Iranian authorities are the main causes of promotion of violence in the society". Regarding the recent public hangings in Iran, Amiry-Moghaddam said:”In absence of popular support, Iranian regime is dependent on fear in order to continue its survival. Public executions are used as an instrument to spread fear among the young people in order to avoid protests. The new wave of public executions is indicates that the Iranian regime has started its preparation for the June 2013 Presidential elections. By spreading fear in the society and terrorizing the young people, Iran’s Supreme leader Ali Khamenei is hoping to avoid a repetition of the 2009 postelection protests" One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Isfahan: According to the state run Iranian news agency ISNA one prisoner identified as "Mohsen K" was hanged in the prison of Isfahan. The prisoner was convicted of possession of 530 grams of crack, said the report.