This man, 29, had his finger amputated in public in Iran. He was a convicted thief and adulterer. Picture: AP Source: AP
THIS man was blindfolded and led to a public platform, before officials used a machine to amputate his finger.
The grisly and public punishment was dished out at the hands of Iranian officials. The man was a convicted thief and adulterer.
Iran's officials Student News Agency (ISNA) posted photos of the public torture late last week, ABC News reports.
One of the officials holds up the 29-year-old's bloody hand after the finger is removed.
Some media outlets think he may have been drugged, as he didn't appear to show much, if any, pain during the amputation.
The punishment was deliberate to send out a stern warning to others.
Following a public hanging in Tehran Park, the New York Times described the latest moves as a "heavy-handed offensive by Iranian authorities, who say they are trying to prevent rising crime rates from getting out of hand by setting harsh examples".
His sentence is three years in prison, confiscation of property, and the amputation of three fingers.
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Last Thursday, his amputation was carried out in Shiraz's public square.
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The Telegraph reports that afterward, Shiraz's public prosecutor Ali Alghasi announced criminal sentences will become more severe.
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His annoucement is believed to be an attempt to prevent protests leading up to June's election.
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