Iran Protests: According to the prosecutor general, Iran has dissolved the country’s morality police. This comes after more than two months of rallies across Iran, with clashes between demonstrators and police forces sparked by the detention of Mahsa Amini for allegedly breaching the country’s strict female dress code.
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“Morality police have nothing to do with the judiciary,” Attorney General
The ISNA news agency quoted Attorney General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri as saying, “Morality police have nothing to do with the judiciary” and have been abolished.
According to the article, the attorney general made his remarks at a religious conference in response to a participant who inquired “why the morality police were being shut down.”
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History of morality police
Under President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the morality police, known as the Gasht-e Ershad or “Guidance Patrol,” were founded to “promote the culture of modesty and hijab.” The patrols began in 2006.
The announcement came a day after Jafar Montazeri stated that “both parliament and the courts are working (on) the subject” of whether the legislation requiring women to cover their heads should be modified.
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