Public flogging: The Best Deterrent???

Well, that's what the Iranians are saying...and they have the experience, no?

Iran's chief prosecutor, Hojatolislam Dori Najafabadi, has defended the country's practice of public flogging, saying that it "is the best deterrent".

Speaking at a conference organised by the Association for the Defence of Detainees, Najafabadi said that "some consider corporal punishment instead of jail term, a violation of human rights."

"These people are wrong," he said. "Because public flogging doesn't just allow us to cut down on the the number of people in jail, but it's also the best means of prevention."

The chief prosecutor said that the prison system in Iran "despite its problems and defects, it is among the best in the world."

“It's not by chance that many countries ask for our advice to reform their prison system according to our model," he added.

I'd like to know which countries ask for their advice? Perhaps the Zimbabweans??? Perhaps the Libyans???