Iranian police shut down 155 businesses in one day for failing to comply with laws that force women to veil and sent out messages to 3,500 citizens that they were not wearing the obligatory Islamic dress, the Persian nation’s media reported on Monday.
Iranian authorities on Saturday launched a plan to restore the hijab, a garment many women abandoned after Mahsa Amini’s death in September after she was arrested for wearing the hijab incorrectly.
On the first day of the plan’s implementation, police closed 137 stores and 18 restaurants across the country for failing to comply with the rules. veil women, the official IRNA news agency reported on Monday.
“Officers closed and charged 137 shops and 18 restaurants for ignoring notices,” police spokesman Saeed Montazerolmahdi said, IRNA reported.
Montazerolmahdi said that only a “minority” did not abide by the laws and assured that the majority of citizens supported the “dress rules” in the Persian country.
Warning messages
In addition, the police sent 3,500 text messages to the women who were driving. no veilreported the reformist daily Shargh.
“Dear Madam, on the day (…) at the place (…) you committed the crime of taking off the hijab in public, in accordance with Article 638 of the Islamic Penal Code,” the message reads.
“This message is a preliminary warning, and if you insist on repeating the crime without covering yourself with a veil, you will face the law,” the text of the warning continued.
Sharg noted that posters were hung in Tehran’s malls reminding women of the need to use speedor. At the same time, the police asked large stores to put porters at the entrances to warn women to close, which, according to the newspaper, is already happening in the capital’s subway.
The law punishes women who do not cover themselves with fines and imprisonment for up to two months, but authorities are considering other options, such as deprivation of banking services. Women caught naked in their vehicles face vehicle confiscation.
On Saturday, Iranian police launched a plan to restore the hijab, using cameras in public places and alerting business owners. In addition, the judiciary announced that they would prosecute those who called on women to remove the mandatory islamic veil in public. Earlier this month, the ministries of education and health announced that they would not allow students who do not wear hijabs to attend universities and institutes. (EFE)
Source: RPP
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