Tehran’s Prosecutor General Announces Conviction of Woman Protester Against Mandatory Hijab
Tehran’s Prosecutor General and Revolutionary Prosecutor announced the conviction of a woman protesting mandatory hijab. He declared that law enforcement will confront the “structure-breaking” approaches of the “Enghelab Street Girls.”
Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi, Tehran’s Prosecutor General, on Wednesday, March 16 (March 7) at the seventh session of Tehran’s Prosecution Office “on social harms” addressed the issue of improper hijab wearing and the structure-breaking approach of Iranian women in confronting mandatory hijab, noting that violators would be prosecuted.
Tehran’s prosecutor announced a two-year prison sentence for one of the “Enghelab Street Girls.” According to Jafari Dolatabadi, 21 months of the conviction of this woman protesting mandatory hijab for a period of 5 years has been suspended. Tehran’s prosecutor objected to this measure, stating: suspension of court rulings in matters contrary to chastity violates section P of Article 47 of the Islamic Penal Code, and Tehran’s prosecution is pursuing violations of this ruling.
He considered hijab as one of the values of Islamic society and claimed that the structure-breaking approach of Iranian women “resulted from propaganda by satellite networks and anti-system social networks.”
Vehicle Seizures
Jafari Dolatabadi criticized those who, in his words, are attempting to normalize hijab and “claim that hijab, like the satellite law, should be at individuals’ discretion.” Tehran’s Revolutionary Prosecutor said that as long as the country’s laws regarding “public decency” and “good morals” have not been repealed, they are enforceable.
Jafari Dolatabadi considered breaking the hijab boundary as an attempt to push society toward “violation of religious values” and said that Tehran’s prosecution has issued written orders to police to seize the vehicles of drivers who lack proper Islamic hijab.
Tehran’s prosecutor reported the seizure of 3,120 vehicles in Tehran over the past two months in connection with uncovered hijab and “noise pollution.”
“Cultural Transformation”
Tehran’s prosecutor declared women’s protests against mandatory hijab as a result of “enemy planning and investment” and said that an Iranian-American man and his wife had programs for “cultural transformation” of Iranian society. Jafari Dolatabadi announced that a file has been opened for this couple at Tehran’s prosecution office.
Tehran’s prosecutor claimed that more than 2,800 liters of foreign and homemade alcoholic beverages were found at this couple’s residence.
Jafari Dolatabadi also claimed that they held “mixed gatherings” at their home and invited foreign diplomats and Iranian artists to these gatherings, and through this, they aimed to “transform” Islamic society culturally.
Dolatabadi’s reference is to Karen Vafadari and her husband Afarin Neysari, who were sentenced to 27 and 16 years imprisonment respectively on charges of “acting against national security,” and their assets have also been confiscated.
Source: DW
