Iran: after the death of Mahsa Amini, deputies criticize the morality police

A protester throws tear gas at riot police during a demonstration, on September 20, 2022, after the death of a young woman who had been detained for violating the country's conservative dress code, in the city center from Tehran, Iran.

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The death of Mahsa Amini, arrested by the morality police, caused great emotion across Iran.

New demonstrations took place in several provincial towns and deputies criticized the action of the morality police.

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With our correspondent in Tehran,

Behzad Rahimi, the Kurdish MP from the Saghez and Baneh region, said in his speech to parliament that the morality police have always been a source of worry and stress for Iranian women.

He added that it was necessary to review the methods of this police force and to hear the voice of the population and of society.

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", declared for his part the deputy Jalal Rashidi Koochi.

The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, assured that the laws will be amended to regulate the action of the morality police and change the methods used to avoid such tragedies in the future.

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Before leaving for New York, President Raissi had himself called the father of the young girl to assure him of his support and to promise him an investigation to shed light on the conditions of his death.

But the official media are beginning to denounce the action of counter-revolutionary groups among the demonstrators, in particular by broadcasting images of people burning the Iranian flag or attacking ambulances or even veiled women.

According to the governor of Tehran, three foreign nationals were also arrested among the protesters.

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