An Iranian parliamentarian, in an unusual position, criticized the "
morals police
" whose actions are controversial in the aftermath of demonstrations in several cities against the death of a young woman who had been arrested and then detained by this unit.
“
Gasht-e Ershad (guidance patrol) does not achieve any results except cause damage to the country
,” MP Jalal Rashidi Koochi told ISNA news agency.
"
The main problem is that some people don't want to see the truth
," he said.
“
Do the people who are led by this orientation police to these explanation sessions regain consciousness and repent when they come out?
asked the deputy.
"Creating Trouble"
These remarks were made the day after the outbreak of demonstrations in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, Friday in a hospital after three days of coma.
Her arrest by the vice squad came during a visit she was making to the capital on 13 September.
Protesters in Tehran were arrested on Monday and dispersed by "
police using batons and tear gas
", according to the Fars news agency.
“
Several hundred people chanted slogans against the authorities, some of them took off their hijab (compulsory female head covering)
,” Fars added.
In a post on Twitter, Tehran Governor Mohsen Mansouri said on Tuesday that the Tehran rallies were "
organized with the objective of creating unrest
".
"
Burning the flag, pouring diesel on the roads, throwing stones, attacking the police, setting fire to motorcycles and garbage cans, destroying public property, etc., are not the business of ordinary people,
" he said. he declared.
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State news agency IRNA reported protests in other provinces of the country, such as the late woman's home province of Kurdistan in the west, Gilan in the north, Razavi Khorasan in the northeast and Yazd in the center.
Amini's death has revived calls to curb the action of the morality police, which compels women to enforce a strict dress code, including covering their hair with a headscarf.