The state agency ISNA said the person shown in the images was sentenced for theft and adultery in Shiraz. The three murderers, one of whom wears a curious jacket with the words "Police" on the back made the punishment for a crowd taking pictures through their cell phones. France 24 also details the convicted person must spend three years in prison and 99 lashes. cites statements from a representative of the Iranian human rights organization, Mahmoud Amiry-Moghaddam , who put the focus on an apparent campaign Tehran to highlight such acts in public. "Every time an election approaches, the number of these cases increases," he said in reference to the upcoming elections to choose a successor of Mahmud Ahmadinejad . "We are approaching presidential election, and I think it is a strategy to scare people and prevent possible protests , "he added.
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