Iran’s justice minister is looking for an “effective punishment” for criminals instead of execution, according to local media.
Mostafa Pourmohammadi said he thought the number of capital crimes should be revised, the Tasnim News Agency said.
“In fact we want to find the most effective kind of punishment so that we are able to consider replacing execution,” Mr Pourmohammadi said.
The minister said the death penalty should be kept for “corrupt people”.
“Of course, maintaining execution as a punishment is still on the agenda, but not in the numbers implemented today,” Mr Pourmohammadi said.
“The punishment of execution cannot be rejected, as there are some corrupt people in the country and there is no way for them but execution,” he added.
