After the adoption of the new law, women who violate the dress code face up to ten years in prison, and fines will increase thousands of times.
Iran’s parliamentary commission has approved tougher penalties for violating the hijab law. It was reported on August 21 by Radio Liberty.
It is noted that now the document will be presented to the Council of Guardians of the Constitution, which consists of representatives of the conservative clergy and Islamic jurists.
According to CNN, the bill consists of 70 articles that would impose heavy fines and longer prison terms for women who refuse to wear the hijab.
In the current version of Iranian law, violations of the dress code face ten days to two months in prison or a fine of 50,000 to 500,000 Iranian rials (1 to 10 euros).
The innovations include a penalty of five to ten years in prison, as well as a fine of up to 360 million Iranian rials (7,800 euros).
The law also increases penalties for celebrities and companies and provides for the use of artificial intelligence to identify dress code violators.
It will be remembered that the tightening of the law was the response of the country’s leadership to the protests in 2022, which appeared against the background of the moral killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini by the Iranian police. The woman was detained for violating the rules of wearing a hijab.
The authorities violently suppressed the protests and carried out several executions.
Source: korrespondent
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