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As anti-government protests have not subsided for more than two months, there is a sense of movement in Iran to ease the mandatory hijab regulations.



There was also a local media report that it was decided to abolish the 'Map Patrol' (Gashte Ershard), which is a police officer in charge of cracking down on customs such as hijab and sparked anti-government protests this year.



According to Ban Gwan-young ISNA on the 4th (local time), Prosecutor General Mohammad Zafar Montazeri attended a religious meeting the day before and announced the abolition of the map patrol, saying, "The map patrol has nothing to do with the judiciary."



President Montageri revealed this while answering a question from a participant at the meeting, 'Why is the map patrol being abolished?



The dress code, including the hijab, is not changing, and community-level surveillance will continue, Montageri added.



The news comes as anti-government protests continue across Iran for more than two months after the mysterious death of Mahsa Amini, 22, who died after being arrested by map patrols for not wearing a hijab properly.



However, the Iranian government has not officially announced the cessation of activities of the map patrol or the abolition of the organization.



The map patrol, also known as the 'morality police', was created during the time of hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (August 2005-August 2013), and since 2006, it has cracked down on customs such as inspections on wearing hijab (a cloth used by Muslim women to cover their heads). started.



As anti-government protests do not subside and the number of casualties rises, remarks from leaders suggesting relaxation of hijab-related regulations are coming one after another.



On the 2nd, Attorney General Montageri said, "Congress and the judiciary are discussing whether to amend the law that allows women to cover their heads," and said, "The results of the meeting will come out within the next 15 days."



In a televised remark on the 3rd, Iranian President Seyed Ebrahim Raishi said that Iran's republic and its establishment on the basis of Islam are nailed to the constitution, but "but there are ways to implement the constitution flexibly."



In major cities in Iran, including Tehran, protests sparked by the case of Amini, who was arrested for not wearing a hijab properly and died mysteriously at a police station, have been going on for more than two months.



Amini was arrested by map patrols in downtown Tehran on September 13 for not wearing a hijab properly.



While being investigated at the police station, he suddenly collapsed and was taken to the hospital, where he died on the 16th of the same month.



The incident sparked widespread anti-government protests in Iran.



Iran's Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) counted that 469 protesters, including 64 minors, lost their lives as of the 2nd.



More than 18,000 protesters have been detained.



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