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Iran
Focus
 Tehran, Iran, Jul. 27 – A man was lashed in public
in the northern town of Gorgan for distribution of
alcoholic beverages, according to the official news agency.
The man, identified only as 37-year-old Rahmat
A., was lashed 74 times in the presence of representatives of the
judiciary, prosecutor’s office, the judge who issued the sentence, and
several other officials, IRNA reported on Wednesday.
Rahmat was also sentenced to one year in prison,
a 6 million Rial ($600 dollars) fine, and four
years of internal exile.
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