The Iranian government ordered an investigation into the death of a 22-year-old girl, who died after being detained by the “morality police.” Her family denounces that the woman was arrested for wearing the veil wrong, after which she was taken to a hospital in a coma. According to police sources, the victim suddenly suffered a heart problem.
The young Iranian Mahsa Amini died this Friday as a result of the heart attack and coma she suffered inside a police station. According to local media, she was arrested by the “morality police” for not wearing her veil properly.
“Mahsa Amini, who fell into a coma after being detained by a morale patrol, has died”the reformist newspaper Etemad reported in a brief article, citing an uncle of the young woman as a source.
The 22-year-old was arrested on Tuesday afternoon for not wearing the veil correctly and was taken to a police station to attend “an hour of re-education,” her family denounced.
Hours later she was admitted to Kasra Hospital in the capital in a coma, after suffering a heart attack.
The police confirmed his arrest on Thursday to “explain the dress code”according to a statement in which he denied responsibility.
“Suddenly she suffered a heart problem and was immediately taken to a hospital,” they assured from the institution.
Investigation ordered for death of young Iranian
The President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisíordered an investigation this Friday to clarify what happened.
“President Ebrahim Raisí has ordered the Ministry of Interior to investigate the details of the Mahsa incident urgently and accurately, and to present a report with the results”The Iranian government reported on Twitter.
For its part, Amnesty International (AI) called for a criminal investigation into the suspicious death of the young woman in police custody.
In addition, the human rights group called laws making the veil mandatory “abusive, degrading and discriminatory.”
“Mahsa Amini’s arrest for (clothing) guidance, followed by her heart attack and coma is enough to make several generations of young people hate religion”Reformist cleric Mohammad Ali Abtahi, who served as the country’s vice president from 2001 to 2004, said on Twitter yesterday.
The Raisí government has in recent months increased pressure on women to comply with strict rules of dress and conduct.
A) Yes, the dreaded vans of the so-called morality police are more visible than before in places like Tajrish Squarein the north of Tehran, full of women who have been arrested for not wearing the veil properly.
The veil has been mandatory since the 1979 revolution led by Ayatollah Ruholá Khomeiní, who declared that without it women were “naked”.