Iranian Justice Minister Mostafa PourMohammadi says the legislation regarding the Islamic tenet of “Enforcing Good Behaviour and Forbidding Bad” is breaking rules about the branches of government and their jurisdictions. The Fars News Agency reports that on Wednesday July 2, PourMohammadi said President Rohani has written to Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, calling for […]
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Council votes down law for volunteer morality enforcers
The Guardian Council has voted against new legislation that supports plainclothes volunteers acting as morality enforcers, saying it contradicts provisions of the constitution. The legislation proposes to give legal support to the volunteers, who have been operating mostly under the guidance of Basij forces, and it had been approved by Parliament with a vote […]