Demonstrations: Iran "suspends" the morality police
Iran's attorney general said on Saturday that the country had suspended its morality police.
Speaking at an event on the recent riots in the country, Attorney General Mohammad Montazeri was quoted by the BBC as saying that "the morality police have no connection with the judiciary and was closed by the same place from which it had been launched". in the past."
There has been no other confirmation of the group's suspension other than that of Mr. Montazeri.
CNN reports that Iranian state media says the Interior Ministry oversees the force, not the judiciary.
The recent unrest in Iran is now in its third month. It erupted after the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who was arrested by a morality police unit in Tehran for allegedly not respecting the country's compulsory dress code for women.
Ms. Amini was arrested and detained in one of the police re-education centers. Footage shows she suffered a stroke and was taken to hospital where she died after three days in a coma.
Enforcing the dress code for women in Iran, the morality police drove around in white and green vans, mostly telling women on the streets to fix their headscarves or detain them if deemed necessary.< /p>
Their vans recently disappeared.
A coroner's inquest claimed she died of pre-existing conditions, but her family believes she was beaten.
The protestation
In her third month, protesters, mostly women, took to the streets after Ms. Amini's death to express their displeasure at the scrutiny of their dress and appearance.
They burned their hats and cut their hair in protest and solidarity.
ALSO READ: Iran claims to have developed a hypersonic ballistic missileAuthorities say more than 200 people have died as a result of the ongoing protest. Around 14,000 were also arrested.
Iran blames the US, Israel, European powers and Saudi Arabia for the ongoing unrest, saying they used Amini's death as an 'apology' to target the country and its foundations.
The Middle Eastern country in November condemned a UN fact-finding mission as political, saying it would not cooperate.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said the UN is taking advantage of human rights mechanisms to exert political pressure on independent countries.
The UN Human Rights Council has voted to create a fact-finding mission to investigate potential abuses in Iran's handling of the protests.
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Iran's attorney general said on Saturday that the country had suspended its morality police.
Speaking at an event on the recent riots in the country, Attorney General Mohammad Montazeri was quoted by the BBC as saying that "the morality police have no connection with the judiciary and was closed by the same place from which it had been launched". in the past."
There has been no other confirmation of the group's suspension other than that of Mr. Montazeri.
CNN reports that Iranian state media says the Interior Ministry oversees the force, not the judiciary.
The recent unrest in Iran is now in its third month. It erupted after the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who was arrested by a morality police unit in Tehran for allegedly not respecting the country's compulsory dress code for women.
Ms. Amini was arrested and detained in one of the police re-education centers. Footage shows she suffered a stroke and was taken to hospital where she died after three days in a coma.
Enforcing the dress code for women in Iran, the morality police drove around in white and green vans, mostly telling women on the streets to fix their headscarves or detain them if deemed necessary.< /p>
Their vans recently disappeared.
A coroner's inquest claimed she died of pre-existing conditions, but her family believes she was beaten.
The protestation
In her third month, protesters, mostly women, took to the streets after Ms. Amini's death to express their displeasure at the scrutiny of their dress and appearance.
They burned their hats and cut their hair in protest and solidarity.
ALSO READ: Iran claims to have developed a hypersonic ballistic missileAuthorities say more than 200 people have died as a result of the ongoing protest. Around 14,000 were also arrested.
Iran blames the US, Israel, European powers and Saudi Arabia for the ongoing unrest, saying they used Amini's death as an 'apology' to target the country and its foundations.
The Middle Eastern country in November condemned a UN fact-finding mission as political, saying it would not cooperate.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said the UN is taking advantage of human rights mechanisms to exert political pressure on independent countries.
The UN Human Rights Council has voted to create a fact-finding mission to investigate potential abuses in Iran's handling of the protests.
Support the integrity and credibility journalism of PREMIUM TIMES Good journalism costs a lot of money. Yet only good journalism can guarantee the possibility of a good society, an accountable democracy and a transparent government. For free and continued access to the best investigative journalism in the country, we ask that you consider providing modest support to this noble endeavour. By contributing to PREMIUM TIMES, you help sustain relevant journalism and keep it free and accessible to everyone.Donate
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