The sentence of100 lashes for a man identified by his initials as M.Gh was carried out in the northern city of Rasht on charges of murder and rape, the state-run Rokna news agency reported on February 15, 2018.
He will receive another 80 lashes for drinking alcohol in the next phase of the implementation of the sentence.
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