NCRI – Iranian regime officials in the northeastern city of Mashhad have announced fines of up to $1,000 for what they describe as “mal-veiling.”
Mahmoud Zoqi, the Mashhad Prosecutor, has said that in recent weeks a number of women have been fined up to $1,000 “for committing the crime of mal-veiling.” Zoqi added, “Mal-veiling is considered a crime under law.”
He explained, “A special branch to review cases of mal-veiling has been set up in one of the judicial offices of Mashhad city and according to the new fines list of Article 3 of Paying Some Government Revenues, fines for mal-veiling which previously had a ceiling of $50 and two months imprisonment will in the new year be increased to up to $1,300.”
The Mashhad Prosecutor added, “These fines also include men whose behavior is ‘contrary to public virtues.’”
It is worth mentioning that Ahmad Jannati, Chair of the regime’s Guardian Council, also said last Friday in Tehran that more forceful action is needed against female university students. Speaking to the regime’s officials in universities, Jannati added, “Universities and their students are at your discretion. Set certain conditions for acceptance of students. Students are after getting good grades, so they have no choice but to bow down to the law.”
