Woman detained by ‘morality police’ dies in Iran

A 22-year-old woman who fell into a coma after being detained by morality police in Iran has passed away. While the authorities said “heart disease”, her parents explained that their daughter had no health problems.

A 22-year-old woman named Mahsa Amini, who fell into a coma after being detained by the morality police in Iran for allegedly disobeying the rules of wearing a hijab, lost her life. According to the police, Amini was “urgently” hospitalized at the morality police office in Tehran on September 13 due to a sudden “heart condition”. BBC Turkish reported that state television had confirmed the news of Amini’s death, but did not provide details.

It was noted that Amini’s health situation deteriorated during detention, where she was taken “to be educated” about the hijab.

‘SHE WAS SUBJECTED TO TORTURE’

Iranian President Ibrahim Reisi had ordered an official investigation into Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi after Amini fell into a coma. On the other hand, reformist politician Mahmoud Sadeghi demanded clarification of the incident.

It was written on social media that Amini was beaten and tortured by the morality police, so she fell into a coma. The obligation of hijab in the country was protested.

POLICE DENY ALLEGATIONS

The IranWire news website published statements by Amini’s brother Kiarash, who was with her during the detention. According to Kiarash’s narration, when he and his sister were on the side of the highway, the morality police vehicle stopped next to them and detained Amini. He was told that her sister would be released after an hour of “training”.

SHE DIDN’T HAVE ANY ILLNESS

Amini’s parents said that their daughter was a healthy woman and had no diseases that would cause her to suddenly have a heart problem. Hijab protests have been going on in Iran for several months, with activists refusing to wear headscarves.