The Iranian judiciary asks the police to take strict measures against violators of the veil law

ARK News… The Iranian judiciary has asked the police to crack down on violations of the compulsory veil law, according to a local news agency on Tuesday, at a time when the Islamic Republic is witnessing protests following the death of Jina Amini.

Since September 16, Iran has been witnessing protests following the death of Amini, 22, three days after she was arrested by the morality police for not adhering to the strict dress code in the Islamic Republic.

Hundreds were killed, including dozens of members of the security forces, during the protests, which included raising slogans against the authorities, and women participating in removing the mandatory veil.

"Under the direction of the Public Prosecutor, the police recently received an order to severely punish every violation of the veil law in the country," Assistant Public Prosecutor Abu Samad Khorramabadi said, according to the Mahar news agency.

The official stressed that "revealing the veil is a clear violation, and the security forces must arrest anyone who commits it and bring him to the competent judicial authorities in order to apply the appropriate punishment against him."

The law in the Islamic Republic requires women, whether Iranian or foreign, to wear a headscarf in public.

After the protests erupted, women could be seen walking around without headscarves in Tehran and other cities, without being subject to any police action or alert.

In the past weeks, the judiciary closed a number of cafes and restaurants, some of them for a temporary period, on the grounds of non-compliance with their visitors to wear the hijab.

The announcement of the judicial request from the police to crack down on violations comes days after Iranian media revealed that the police had resumed warning car owners not to adhere to the mandatory dress code, especially wearing the veil, after suspending that in the midst of the protests.

Starting in 2020, car owners in Iran began to receive SMS messages on their phones if the police registered them on board the vehicle, violating the dress code in the Islamic Republic.

This message referred to the registration of this violation and warned of "judicial and legal measures" in the event of a recurrence. However, the newly sent messages do not contain any hint of legal action.

Khorramabadi stressed that "in the context of implementing the directives of the head of the judiciary, the courts must convict all violators, along with a financial fine, with additional penalties (...) such as deportation, banning some businesses and closing the workplace," according to Mahar agency.

Hundreds were killed, including dozens of members of the security forces, during the protests, which included raising slogans against the authorities. Thousands were also arrested on the sidelines of the movements, which Iranian officials consider a large part of as "riots" behind which the "enemies" of the Islamic Republic stand.

The judiciary announced the issuance of death sentences against 17 people, in connection with attacks on security personnel linked to the protests. Four of these rulings were carried out, and two more were upheld by the Supreme Court. Five of those sentenced to death can appeal the sentence, while the Supreme Court has ordered a retrial of six others.

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