Tehran, 1 (EFE).- The Iranian Justice will judge without the possibility of appeal those people who encourage women to remove the mandatory Islamic veil in public, an act that the Persian authorities consider as “promotion of corruption”.
“The crime of encouraging removal of the veil will be prosecuted in a criminal court, whose decision will be final and without the possibility of appeal,” the country’s deputy attorney general, Ali Jamadi, said on Saturday, according to the Mehr agency.
The prosecutor stated that calling on women to stop covering their heads with a veil is a “clear example of promoting corruption” and will be severely punished, although he did not indicate the penalties.
“The penalty for encouraging and persuading not to wear the headscarf is far greater than not wearing the hijab,” Jamadi added.
Many Iranian women have stopped wearing the mandatory Islamic veil as a form of protest and civil disobedience since the death in September of Mahsa Amini after being arrested precisely for wearing the hijab poorly.
Amini’s death sparked strong protests throughout the country calling for the end of the Islamic Republic, carried out above all by young people and women shouting “woman, life, freedom” and who have disappeared after a strong state repression that It has caused 500 deaths.
The warning from the Iranian Justice comes the same day that the Police launch a plan to identify women who do not wear the veil with the help of cameras and smart technologies in public spaces.
Identified women without a veil will receive a text message informing them of the violation. If they reoffend, charges will be filed against them and they will have to appear in court.
The law punishes women who do not cover themselves with a veil with fines and up to two months in prison, but the authorities are also considering other options such as the deprivation of banking services.
The authorities have also warned shops and restaurants not to serve uncovered women and in fact have already closed many businesses for this reason.
At the same time, the Ministries of Education and Health announced at the beginning of the month that they will not allow students who do not wear headscarves to attend universities and institutes.