RFERL:

The Islamic Republic's Prosecutor-General has expressed regret that a number of "divine punishments" are set aside to save Iran from being condemned by international bodies.

Divine punishments in Islam, Hudud, refers to punishments that under Islamic law are mandated and fixed by God, including Qisas, meaning "retaliation in kind", "eye for an eye", "nemesis" or retributive justice, cutting the hand of a thief, and flogging.

The mid-ranking cleric, Mohammad Jafar Montazeri's comments are published at a time that the Islamic Republic has been repeatedly criticized for implementing "hudud".

Regardless of international criticism, the Islamic Republic has never been shy to implement hudud in public. Meanwhile, it was reported that a new device has been exclusively designed for cutting the fingers of suspects convicted of theft and robbery.

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