Morality police suspended

[cromwell]

Iran's morality police will not 'bother' women, president says

Theyre saying this again? They must be worried but they'll never drop their desire to control women with their insistence on religious head gear.

Still best not to criticise eh steamers own policies threaten on Islamophobia you might be labelled far right which is ludicrous.

[Borg Refinery]

Iran's morality police will not 'bother' women, president says

Iran's new president has said that morality police will no longer "bother" women over the wearing of the mandatory hijab headscarf, days after the UN warned women were still being violently punished for breaking the strict dress code.

Masoud Pezeshkian's comments came on the second anniversary of the death in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was arrested for allegedly not wearing the hijab properly, sparking nationwide protests.

The UN last week said Iran's government had "intensified efforts" since that period to suppress women's rights and crush any last vestiges of activism.

But on Monday, Pezeshkian said that the regime's morality police should no longer be confronting women on the street.

Pezeshkian, who became president after his predecessor died in a helicopter crash, is seen as a potentially reformist leader.

He was responding to questions from a female reporter who said she had taken detours en route to the press conference to avoid police vans. She was wearing her head scarf loosely with some hair showing.

When asked by Pezeshkian if the police were still on the streets she confirmed that was the case.

In response he said: "The morality police were not supposed to confront [women]. I will follow up so they don't bother [them]".

His comments were broadcast live on major state TV networks, including rolling news channel IRINN. The clip of the conversation with the female journalist has since gone viral online.

[T00ts]

I don't believe it. (Yet.)

The core belief won't have changed but possibly police will be more undercover.

[papasmurf]

I don't believe it. (Yet.)

[Streetwalker]

Dont think anyone would trust the Mad Mullah's not to come down hard on anyone opposing  their riegn of terror . The morality police may have been taken off the streets but they will no doubt be on call .

[Barry]

Do they think they can survive in government by scapegoating the police who carried out their orders?
The people of Iran seem to think otherwise. 
Problem is Iran have Russia on their side now. Any civil war could end up like Syria. 

[cromwell]

Good they must be worried with their religious lunacy.

For some of their actions they want suspending from a gallows except I don't believe in capital punishment.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/4/iran-prosecutor-general-signals-morality-police-suspended