World Iran minister says no need to re-hang convict -Aljazeera

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An Iranian death row convict who survived a hanging will not face another death sentence, Iran's justice minister has said.

The country's semi-official ISNA news agency quoted justice minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi as saying there is "no need for re-execution" of the 37-year-old man convicted of smuggling drugs, identified only by his first name, Alireza.

Iranian media reported that Alireza was hanged for 12 minutes earlier this month after which he was declared dead.

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