ஈரான்: ஒழுக்கம் தவறியவருக்கு கல்லாலடித்து கொலை தண்டனை நிறைவேற்றப்பட்டது

ஒழுக்கம் தவறிய ஒரு ஈரானியர் கல்லாலடித்து கொல்லப்பட்டதாக செய்திகள் தெரிவிக்கின்றன.

நார்வே அரசாங்கம் ஈரானிய தூதுவரை அழைத்து தனது அதிருப்தியை தெரிவித்துள்ளது.

Norway investigating reports that alleged Iranian adulterer stoned

Oslo (dpa) - Norway was Monday investigating reports that an Iranian national has been stoned to death for alleged adultery, news reports said.

Members of the Stop Stoning Forever campaign in Iran, citing "credible sources" have told Norwegian media that the man, identified as Jafar Keyiani, was stoned Thursday in Takestan, western Iran.

Norwegian ambassador to Tehran, Ole Kristian Holthe, was Monday seeking confirmation of the stoning and contacting other Western embassies to organize a joint protest if it had in fact happened, he told Norwegian news agency NTB.

Last month, Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store summoned the Iranian ambassador to Oslo to convey his concern over "credible" reports that two Iranian nationals faced stoning.

Mokarrameh Ebrahimi, a mother of three, and her alleged partner Keyiani, have been held in prison for 11 years.

After his meeting with the Iranian ambassador, Store issued a statement stating that "stoning is a barbaric punishment that clearly violates Iran's commitments to human rights."

Oslo also said a long-planned visit by Norwegian parliamentarians, including the head of the foreign affairs committee Olav Akselsen, would be cancelled if the stoning had been carried out.

Shortly after the ambassador's June 20 meeting with Store, Iranian justice officials said the stoning had been halted although it was not clear how long the reprieve was and the Norwegian parliamentarians' visit to Iran went ahead.

Several human rights groups including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch had earlier issued protests against the plans.