Iran has relaunched patrols by the so-called morality police as authorities escalate their efforts to enforce the country’s mandatory hijab rules.
Saeid Montazeralmahdi, the spokesperson for the Iranian law enforcement force, confirmed on Sunday that police patrols were now operational on foot and with vehicles to crack down on people whose covering is not deemed appropriate in the Islamic Republic.
The morality police would “issue warnings and then introduce to the judicial system people who unfortunately insist on their norm-breaking behavior without concern for the consequences of their covering that is outside of the norm,” he was quoted as saying by state media.
Women deemed to be in breach of the rules could be arrested and taken to so-called re-education facilities run by the police.
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