If we do not deal with these people, who are notin small number, more problems will be created.”

He said dealing with “anti-cultural” issues is a priority.

Prior to this, Esmail Ahmadi Moghadam, commander of theregime’s police forces,said on May 24th that last year 18,000 people were arrested by the police. Only 0.5%of improperly veiled women who are warned by the police actually get arrested, he added.

 

Thus, according to what this high police official has said, in 2013 the police dealt with almost 3,600,000 Iranian women on the issue of veiling.