Iran's morality police 'closed', attorney general claims without confirmation from body in charge

4 December 2022, 15:11 | Updated: 4 December 2022, 23:38

Iran's interior ministry, the body in charge of the morality police, has not confirmed Iran's attorney general's claim that it has been "closed".

Attorney general Mohammad Jafar Montazeri's claim was made at an event on Sunday.

Despite the claim, there has been no confirmation of closure from Iran's interior ministry.

Control of Iran's morality police is in the hands of the country's interior ministry, not its judiciary.

Iran's mandatory hijab laws have not been abolished and remain in place.

Montazeri was at a religious conference when he was asked a question about the status of the country's morality police, which is responsible for enforcing the Islamic Republic of Iran's dress code.

The attorney general, who is not in charge of the regime's morality police, claimed: "The guidance patrol has nothing to do with the judiciary, and it was closed from the same place it was established in the past.

"Of course, the judiciary continues to monitor behavioural actions at the community level."

In a bid to step up pressure on authorities, protesters in Iran have since called for a three-day strike over the coming week.

Iran has seen months of anti-government protests which first began following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody.

The activist HRANA news agency said, in a daily update on Iran protests for Saturday, that 470 protesters had been killed since September 17th 2022.

In the same update on Iran protests, it also said that 18,210 demonstrators had been arrested and 61 members of the regime's forces had been killed since September 17th 2022.