Special courts set up to combat financial crimes in the Islamic Republic of Iran have sentenced three individuals to death,Reuters news agency reports.
The announcement was made by Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei on Iran’s state television.
The three were sentenced to death after being convicted of “spreading corruption on soil,” which is a capital offense under Iran’s strict Islamic laws.
The Middle Eastern country is currently facing intense sanctions from the United States, and the government is cracking down on corruption and profiteering.
In an effort to confront the economic war waged by foreign governments,Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei set up special Islamic revolutionary courts, calling for “swift and just” legal action.
Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei did not name the three Iranians sentenced to death, and but he did threaten truck drivers holding a nationwide strike over pay and tall prices. “Harsh penalties” await them if they continue to protest.
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