Iran Extends Enforcement Of Islamic Penal Code, Including Stoning
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
08-Feb-2011

Lashing, amputation of hands, and stoning to death are among the punishments permitted under the code.

The Islamic Penal Code was originally ratified by the parliament's Legal and Judicial Commission in 1982 and passed by the top legislative body, the Guardian Council, for an experimental period of five years. Since its revision in 1991, the law's experimental implementation has been repeatedly extended.

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