Tehran police summoned a significant number of citizens in one day for "revealing the hijab"

On Sunday, September 13, a significant number of social media users on Twitter and Instagram announced their summons to the "moral security police" by sending a text message known as "Hijab discovered in car."

Among the recipients of these text messages, which appear to have been sent en masse and randomly, are users wearing headscarves, celebrities, and at least one cleric who were surprised to receive such a text message.

Meanwhile, some users have considered the sending of these text messages just one day after the execution of Navid Afkari, which affected Iranian social media, to be "the government's attempt to divert attention from the issue of execution."

Among the recipients of this text message, a singer's Instagram post and a cleric's tweet about it received a lot of reaction on these social networks and were also reflected in some news media.

Morteza Rouhani, the director of the magazine and publication "Torjuman", close to the leadership's office, posted a picture of a text message he received, insinuating that the reason may have been because he removed his turban, while he was not at the location at the time announced by the police.

Previously, in August last year, the head of the Amrbe Marouf headquarters also announced receiving such a text message, but added: "These mistakes will not cause the police to stop working."

Singer Omid Nemati, who is also one of the recipients of the summons to the moral security police, wrote on his Instagram: "Even if a person is sitting at home in quarantine, a story still has to be made up. Now, in this Corona and the situation of the people, do you have to drag the police station to the police station?"

Law enforcement officials have not yet responded to this news, and recipients of such text messages are forced to go to the Moral Security Police Center to "file a case and make a commitment."

In early May 2019, hundreds of people in Tehran received such a text message in one day, which led to a reaction from the Tehran Police Chief after a gathering in front of the "moral security" police on Vazra Street (Khaled Islambouli Street) and the issue was reported in the media.

Hassan Rahimi, the chief of Tehran police, said at the time that recipients of the message would be released after going to the police with a "written commitment," but would be brought to court if they "repeat" the act.

In recent years, law enforcement officials have reported the seizure of tens of thousands of vehicles and their occupants for "revealing the hijab."

According to the "Law on the Protection of Enjoiners of Righteousness and Forbidden Persons from Evil," which was promulgated in 2015, places that are "exposed to the public without surveillance, such as common areas of apartments, hotels, hospitals, and vehicles, are not subject to privacy."

Source: Radio Farda