It will be hard to return the stolen goods without having all their fingers. The Supreme Court of Iran has upheld a ruling for cutting the four fingers of the right hands of four men in the Central Prison of Urmia. The three men “were convicted in a joint case on November 19, 2019. Based on Article 278 of the Islamic Punishment Law, the four fingers of their right hands will be cut off for four counts of robbery. The fingers must be cut off from the bottom leaving only the palm and the thumb. According to Article 667 of the same law, they were also ordered to return the stolen goods.” Also of note, “Hadi Rostami, Mehdi Sharifian, Mehdi Shahivand and Kasra Karami announced that they had been made to confess under torture. … Amputation of limbs is considered an inhuman punishment banned by international conventions on torture and civil and political rights.” See “Iran Supreme Court Upholds Cutting the Fingers of Four Inmates in Urmia,” Iran HRM, June 26, 2020.
“Why was there a massive explosion near Tehran in Iran?,” Seth Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, June 26, 2020.
“Iranian minister says continuation of gasoline exports to Venezuela depends on negotiations,” Xinhua, June 26, 2020.
Kadhimi gets tough against Hezbollah and Iran. “The raid was the first sign that the government of Iraq’s new prime minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, intends to make good on pledges to take tough action against militia groups that have targeted U.S. installations and exert too much power in Iraqi politics. See “Iraqi forces raid Iran-backed militia base in Baghdad,” Swiss Info, Reuters, June 26, 2020.
“Iran Health Official Says Up To 20 Percent In Tehran Contracted Coronavirus,” Radio Farda, June 26, 2020.
“‘Slipped the net’: Iranian judge’s mysterious death angers activists,” AFP, Arab News, June 26, 2002.
“Denmark gives Norwegian-Iranian 7 years for spying for Iran,” Jan Olsen, AP, June 26, 2020.
“Denmark jails Iranian-Norwegian for Iran-backed murder plot,” AFP, June 26, 2020.
“A Norwegian-Iranian man was sentenced to prison for plotting the assassination of an Iranian dissident leader with links to Saudi Arabia.” See “Trial Exposes Iran, Saudi Battle in Europe,” Sune Engel Rasmussen, Wall Street Journal, June 26, 2020.
“We lost the chance of putting the entire Iranian judicial system on trial.” “‘Slipped The Net’: Iranian Judge’s Mysterious Death Angers Activists,” Barron’s, June 26, 2020.