Uncertainty over Iran’s morality police after official's 'disbanded' remarks

There is uncertainty over the status of Iran's morality police, which enforces its dress code, after a senior official suggested that it had been disbanded.

When asked about the Guidance Patrol at a conference, Attorney General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri said they "have been shut down from where they were set up".

However, the government did not confirm the move and local media reported that his remarks had been "misinterpreted".

The death of a woman detained by the force has sparked nationwide protests.

Mahsa Amini, 22, collapsed and fell into a coma shortly after being arrested in Tehran on 13 September for allegedly violating the rule requiring women to cover their hair with a hijab, or headscarf. read more