According to the court, Iran has accused more than 100 individuals across two provinces in connection with the demonstrations that were started after Mahsa Amini passed away in detention last month.
On September 16, when Amini was arrested by Tehran’s morality police for allegedly breaking the Islamic Republic’s severe clothing code for women, protests broke out across Iran. Three days later, Amini passed away.
Numerous arrests have been made by police, and prosecutors have pledged to bring “rioters” quickly to justice.
According to the judiciary’s Mizan Online news website, 60 of the prosecutions took place in the province of Tehran, while 65 persons were accused of taking part in the “recent disturbances” in the southern province of Hormozgan.
According to Hormozgan Chief Justice Mojtaba Ghahremani, “the prosecutor has carried out swift investigations in these cases given that the rioters played a central role in the organisation of illegal gatherings, arson, and attacks on public and private property, and sowed terror among the population.”
On September 25, Iranian media reported the detention of 88 demonstrators in Hormozgan and close to 1,200 more people, including 60 women, in the northern regions.
Tehran prosecutor Ali Salehi told Mizan Online that “from now on, individuals who threaten people’s lives or property, police, military, or urban infrastructure, or who instigate or urge people to riot, will be dealt with harshly.”
