NCRI – The Iranian regime’s Director General of Intelligence in Khuzestan province (Southwestern Iran) has spoken in an interview of the establishment of the ‘University of Intelligence and Security’ in Ahwaz, so as to further stifle the social protests as well as the political and civil rights activists.
The state news agency ISNA has quoted Khuzestan province’s Director General of Intelligence Hossein Bagherzadeh on Wednesday 2 November as saying: “the security policy approach in Khuzestan province is changing, with new approaches being introduced according to the new threats to the province.”
While pointing to the suppression and control of political and cultural activities, the regime’s Director General of Information said: “it’s not acceptable that some groups be involved in political and cultural activities without regarding the security concerns.”
Bagherzadeh said that the aim of establishing the new university is ‘to analyze the security approaches’ which is part of a bigger plan by regime’s Ministry of Intelligence. “Following the content analysis and discovering the security issues in the province, the Ministry’s main office will try to come up with a solution”, said Bagherzadeh.
Admitting that the city is trapped in poverty and unemployment, he said: “the majority of people involved in the security measures in the province are lacking experience and have illiterate parents.”
The decision to establish Ahwaz University of Intelligence and Security is made at a time when hundreds of political, cultural and civil rights activists and even environmentalists are kept in prisons for different excuses and dozens of people have also been arrested in recent days and months for protesting against transferring Karun River’s water.