Iranian police will prosecute women who do not wear an Islamic headscarf in public

The Iranian police announced this Saturday that it had started applying various measures identify and punish women who do not comply with the dress code imposed in the Islamic Republic, with smart devices.

In a statement on their website, the police state that “as of today” “Carefully planned actions” will be applied to public roads, vehicles and “places where sometimes [las mujeres] they take off their hijab.”

“Technology will be used for intelligent identification of people who break the law”specified the security authority.

For months, a growing number of Iranians have been ignoring Iran’s dress code, including a mandatory veil in public, especially since the wave of demonstrations unleashed by the death on September 16 of Mahsa Amini, a young woman arrested for allegedly violating that ordinance.

“Under the applicable laws, removing the hijab is considered a crime,” Hasan Mofakhmi, chief of police security, said in the statement.

“People who break the law are responsible for their actions and should be held accountable for their behavior,” he added.

The headscarf must cover the hair, this is how women in Iran should dress according to the moral code

Mofakhmi also indicated that he will send warnings to companies whose employees remove their headscarves in the workplace, and that the case may be closed if repeated.

Last week, police chief Ahmad-Reza Radan stated that “people who take off the hijab will be identified using intelligent equipment”.

“People who take off their hijab in public places will first be given a warning and then they will be taken to court.” Radan warned.

According to him, vehicle owners will also receive a warning message if a passenger violates the dress code. The owner risks having his car impounded in case of a repeat violation, Radan said.