Tehran: Iran has indicated that it is considering changes to the country’s hijab law, which has sparked violent protests across the country since the death of Mehsa Amini in police custody.
According to the international news organization, the Attorney General of Iran has said that the judiciary and parliament are reviewing the “Hijab Law” related to head covering and whether there is a need to change this law.
Mohammad Jafar Montazeri further told the media that a review committee has been formed in this regard which has also met the cultural commission of the parliament and the results will be revealed in one or two weeks.
However, he did not say whether the law is being changed or scrapped altogether.
Just yesterday, Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi said that Iran’s constitution and democratic system are linked to the basic teachings of Islam, but ways of implementing the constitution that is not rigid or inflexible can be considered.
Violent protests against the hijab law in Iran have been ongoing since September, when a young Kurdish girl, Mehsa Amini, was allegedly tortured to death in police custody for violating the same law.
Around 400 people have been killed in these protests in Iran so far, including 46 police officers. These demonstrations spread not only in Iran but also around the world and the Iranian government is facing severe criticism.
World powers and international organizations have also strongly condemned Iran and demanded that Iran stop violence against protesters and relax the law.
On the other hand, Iran maintains that it has indisputable evidence that these violent protests, which are rapidly spreading across the country, are supported by Western countries.
It should be noted that the Hijab Law in Iran has been in force since 1983 after the revolution, which made it mandatory for women to wear a headscarf covering their hair and head.
