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Archive Home > 2008 > October > 19 > Iran limits execution of juvenile offenders

Iran limits execution of juvenile offenders


October 19, 2008

TEHRAN, Iran — A new Iranian judicial directive bans the execution of juvenile offenders for drug crimes but keeps capital punishment for those convicted of murder, a top judiciary official said Saturday.

Hossein Zabhi, Deputy State Public Prosecutor, told The Associated Press that the....

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