The Iranian regime’s parliament endorsed a bill on Wednesday that legalizes suppression of Iranian women and youth by para-military forces patrolling in public places especially streets of Tehran under the pretext of “promotion of virtue and prevention of vice”.
In an overwhelming vote, so-called MPs granted greater powers to groups to “promote virtue and prevent vice” on the street.
The law places these tugs under the Basij, the paramilitary units controlled by the Revolutionary Guards, with is responsible for violent crackdown of any expression of dissent in the country.
A section of the new bill states: “Those who would act against controllers will be severely punished.”
Moreover, this law allows supporters of the plan to protest outside government buildings where women working in these buildings would wear non-compliant clothing.
This bill passed in the regime’s parliament with 156 votes for, 23 votes against and 8 abstentions.
Last month, the head of “Ansar-e-Hezbollah” para-military force had announced “widespread patrolling especially in Tehran to promote virtue and prevent vice” and warned that patrols will begin their work even without official permission.
The mission of these thugs is harassing people, especially women and young people under the pretext of “mal veiling” or “not dressed properly.”
They stop women and youth is streets and place them in custody for several hours.
In recent years, there have been numerous acts of resistance against such harassment made in the street by the regime’s agents against women and youth.
On several occasions, there were altercations between youth agents of the regime in which, in some cases, law enforcement agents of the regime have been injured or even killed.
