On Monday, Iranian authorities executed two men in public for the killing of a police officer during an armed robbery in 2019. The executions took place in the city of Khomein, located in Iran’s central Markazi province, according to a report by the judiciary’s Mizan Online news agency. The report cited the local prosecutor as confirming the executions were carried out in public on Monday morning.
Iran, known for its use of capital punishment, rarely executes convicts in public. The two men convicted in this case were found guilty of shooting and killing a police officer while attempting to escape following a confrontation with law enforcement.
According to rights groups like Amnesty International, Iran carries out the highest number of executions globally, second only to China. The Islamic Republic utilizes capital punishment for a broad range of offenses, including murder, drug trafficking, rape, and sexual assault.
