Ministry of Interior warns about dealing with "those who disturb public order and security" in Kazerun
On Thursday evening, May 17, the Iranian Ministry of Interior issued a statement announcing that the plan to establish a new city in Kazerun had been halted and threatened that "those who disrupt public order and security will face decisive legal action."
According to ISNA news agency, the ministry also announced that Wednesday night's clashes in Kazerun "have roots in other factors that must be carefully identified, rather than being divisive."
According to this announcement, after the presence of the Director General of the Ministry of Interior's Civil Divisions in Kazerun and until "a careful review and consideration of public suggestions and the elimination of existing shortcomings," the plan to create a new county has been "suspended."
A group of people from Kazerun are protesting a plan that would separate several cities and districts from the county, creating a new county called "Kuh-e-Chinar," whose name is derived from the two districts of "Kuh-e-Mareh-e-Nodan" (now known as Ghaemieh) and "Chinar-e-Shahijan."
Protesters see this plan as the "disintegration of Kazerun."
Continuing the protests of the past months, a group of people gathered on Thursday evening to protest the plan, which escalated into clashes with security forces.
While some sources have reported at least three deaths and a large number of injuries and arrests in the Kazerun protest rally on Wednesday evening, the governor of Fars has confirmed that only one person was killed.
Meanwhile, Mahmoud Sadeghi, a representative from Tehran in the parliament, said, "People expect the law to be the standard for action. Using violence is not the right way to respond to people's protests."
According to reports, the atmosphere in the city of Kazerun is also secure on Thursday, and officers are present in various parts of the city.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Interior has called on the people of Kazerun to be vigilant, according to the ministry, of "the conspiracies of the enemies, anti-revolutionary sites, and the sinister goals of the enemies" and "not to allow the social security of the region to be disrupted and an atmosphere of insecurity to prevail."
The announcement also threatened that strict legal action would be taken against those who "have tried to disrupt public order and security for other purposes."
A number of social media users have posted images and videos saying that following the arrest of a number of residents of Kazerun on Wednesday, a number of people gathered in front of the intelligence police base, but the gathering turned violent when officers stormed and opened fire.
