(Adnkronos) – “Reservations” from the Iranian president on the appropriateness of approving a new law that provides for the tightening of sanctions for women who do not respect the strict dress code in the Islamic Republic. “As the one responsible for the enactment of this law, I have many reservations on the matter,” said Masoud Pezeshkian, speaking of “doubts and ambiguities” regarding the legislation already approved by Parliament and the Guardian Council and awaiting the president’s signature. And the latter said that “by seeking to regulate something, they might end up harming many other things with this intervention.”
Only two years have passed since the mass protests in Iran triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini, who died after being arrested for allegedly not wearing the veil correctly.
According to Pezeshkian, there have been “many discussions” on the application of the law and the president has called for the continuation of “talks” to “protect principles and religious values without doing anything that alters consensus and causes discontent within society.” “We are working on this issue and there are many points on which I have questions – he pressed on, according to statements relaunched by the Iranian agency Mehr – If I cannot defend well what I have to do, it could be worse.”
