- “The prosecutor’s office in Tehran has requested the punishment of ‘hand amputation’ for eight thieves in a joint case, with an indictment that has been referred to the court for sentencing.” For more content and context on harsh interpretations and applications of Islamic criminal law, consult our Editor-in-Chief, Professor Intisar Rabb’s “Resource Roundup: Islamic Criminal Law.” For more news blurbs relating to harsh applications of Islamic criminal law, consult our “Islamic Criminal Law in the News Roundup.”