The director of an Iranian bank has been dismissed from his post for having served a woman who did not wear the compulsory veil in this country plagued by demonstrations, local media announced on Sunday (November 27th).
Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, the law requires all women to wear a veil covering the head and neck while concealing the hair.
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The director of a bank in the province of Qom, who had provided banking services on Thursday to an unveiled woman, was removed from his post by order of the governor
", according to the deputy of this governor, Ahmad Hajizadeh, quoted by the Mehr agency.
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The dismissal of the director of this bank comes as Iran has been rocked by a protest movement since the death on September 16 of the 22-year-old Iranian Kurd arrested three days earlier in Tehran by the morality police who accused her of having violated the strict dress code of the Islamic Republic.
The Mehr agency claimed that "
the video of this person without hijab has caused a lot of reactions on social networks
".
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The implementation of the law on the veil in government institutions is the responsibility of its director
," said Ahmad Hajizadeh, quoted by the agency.
In Iran the vast majority of banks are in state hands.
Dozens of people, mainly demonstrators but also members of the security forces, were killed during the protest movement following the death of Mahsa Amini.
The authorities denounce "
riots
" encouraged by the West and have arrested thousands of people.