TWO IRANIANS have been sentenced to death under the country’s Islamic Sharia law for persistent consumption of alcohol.
Sharia forbids the use, manufacture or trade of all types of alcoholic drinks.
The two, who have not been named by the authorities, have each previously been lashed 160 times after twice being arrested for consuming alcohol. Being convicted for the third time makes them liable for the death penalty.
The head of the judiciary, Seyed Hasan Shariati, based in Iran’s northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi, told the semi-official Isna news agency the supreme court had upheld their death sentences and officials were preparing for their execution. [The Irish Times] Read more
