Iran: Iran is an Islamic country. Here the crime is punished under Sharia law. Islamic judges take the approach of not giving a simple death penalty to adultery. However, in the Qur’an, adultery is considered a serious sin. Yet the practice of adultery persists in Iran.
In Iran, when a husband has intercourse with another woman and a wife has intercourse with another man, they are given a different kind of punishment. Fifty-one people have been sentenced to death under Sharia law for this crime. A total of 23 women and 28 men are awaiting this severe punishment. Many of them are between the ages of 20-30. Shocking revelations have surfaced after secret documents related to human rights abuses in Iran were leaked. Since then, Iran has been determined not to let these people die easily. These people will be stoned to death.
Is given in this way Punishment
According to the law, the convicts will first be wrapped in cloth and then buried in the sand up to their waists. As well as the upper part of the waist stays above the clay. The victim is then stoned to death. However, there is no fixed date for those sentenced to death.
Iran has the highest number of executions
Victims of such punishments under Sharia law often have to wait a long time for death. Because there is no fixed date, there is always fear in them. They only know the date of their death when the executioner comes to pick them up. Iran ranks first among those sentenced to death Iran tops the list of countries carrying out the death penalty. In 2021, 314 people were sentenced to death, while in 2020, 246 people were sentenced to death.
