A large majority of Iran’s 290 MPs on Sunday demanded that the judiciary apply the law of retribution against “enemies of God” in relation to the perpetrators of the “riots” that have rocked the country for several weeks. In a press release signed by 227 of the 290 MPs, they called on all the country’s leaders, including the judiciary, “to apply the law of vengeance against the moharebs (enemies of God) as soon as possible”.
“Like the Islamic State group, they have damaged people’s lives and property with knives and firearms,” these parliamentarians added in a text released by ICANA, the Iranian parliament’s agency. “We call on the judiciary to take decisive action against the perpetrators of these crimes and against all those who instigated the riots, including some politicians,” they said.
protests for two months
Iran has been the scene of protests since the September 16 death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman who died three days after being arrested in Tehran by morality police who accused her of violating the dress code Republic that specifically mandates the wearing of the veil for women.