Now the use of the death penalty for drug-related crimes will become more difficult.
This is reported by Deutsche Welle.
Now, according to the new law, the Iranian court can condemn the suspect to the death penalty only if he found more than two kilograms of heavy drugs: heroin, cocaine, amphetamine and t.
In the old legislation condemned to the death penalty for 30 grams of drugs.
After several months of debate, the law was passed yesterday, August 13.
Nevertheless, the law provides for the death penalty for the leaders of drug cartels, people with firearms or those who exploit children in the sale of drugs.
Recall, as reported URA-Inform, detained smuggler with 27 kg of drugs. Yesterday, August 12, the Ukrainian tried to transport 27 kilograms of narcotic substances across the border to Poland.