Dozens of businesses closed down in Iran over failure to observe hijab laws

Saeed Montazerolmahdi said on Sunday that the police enforce the hijab laws in the face of only a minority who ignore the laws.

“The officers had to close down and file lawsuits against 137 shops and 18 restaurants and garden halls due to disregarding the previous notices,” he said.

It comes months after foreign-backed riots broke out across Iran over the death of Mahsa Amini, who collapsed at a police station in Tehran where she was receiving educational training on observing proper hijab and died in a hospital three days later.

A probe into her death ruled out Western-led allegations that she was beaten by the police.

Meanwhile, Montazerolmahdi also stressed that the police’s conduct when dealing with hijab-related offenses will be definitely with “minimum confrontation” and in accordance with the Iranian society and culture.

“We are certain that all citizens support and promote spirituality and normative clothing in the society while following the recommendations of the police and other organizations in charge of public culture in the field of hijab observance,” he added.

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