Young man flogged 74 times in public in Iran for drinking

Posted by Robert on April 20, 2006 7:25 PM

Sharia Alert from [1] Iran Focus, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist:

Tehran, Iran, Apr. 20 – An Iranian man was flogged in public in the city of Karaj, north-west of Tehran, for drinking alcohol, a state-run daily reported on Thursday.

The man, identified only as Afrasiab H., was flogged 74 times on Wednesday morning, the daily Javan wrote.

The sentence was carried out in a public in the district of Mohammad-Shahr.

Afrasiab was also charged with selling alcoholic beverages.

Have a glass of wine tonight and give thanks that you live in a free society. While it lasts.


Article printed from Jihad Watch: http://www.jihadwatch.org/2006/04/young-man-flogged-74-times-in-public-in-iran-for-drinking.html

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