The victim was identified as Adel A. for alleged involvement in armed robbery. The amputation sentence was issued by a court in the town of Mahshahr to be carried out in public.
The city of Ahwaz was the scene of unprecedented anti-government protests earlier this year lasting for over a week. More than 60 people were reportedly killed in clashes between mainly ethnic Arab protesters and security forces in the Ahwaz and neighboring towns in Khuzistan province in April.
Iran-Human Rights: Amputation of limbs, barbaric punishment in Iran
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