News in brief-Iran-newspaperThursday October 18,2007
Early yesterday morning, nine people were hanged in Evin prison.
Babak a young man accused of killing his friend for stealing the victims 700,000 Tuman.
Fakhteh a 30 years old woman accused of killing an 81 years old senior man whom she was taking care of and after the killing she left the scene with victims money and jewelery .
Sedigh a 27 years old man accused of killing his friend in a group fighting.
Morteza killed his friend because he owed his friend 150,000 Tuman and he didn't have the money to pay him.
Mahmoud Shams is also accused of killing a young man.
Kian is a young man accused of killing his wife because he was suspicious of her.
Behzad acted as driver and was accused of kiling two of his passengers when they refused giving him their purse.
Hamid is accused of killing his young friend during a fight on a pegion.
The last accused was superintendant of a company who have killed the driver of a client to the company.

By doing group execution, the regime is trying to cultivate fear among public and among political prisoners in Evin prison. Once again the regime in Iran violated the ban on capital punishment.
What a way to eradicate crime? At what cost ?