The United States has announced sanctions on Iran’s morality police following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in their custody last week.
The United States on Thursday announced sanctions on Iran’s morality police following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in their custody last week. In a statement, the US Treasury Department said it was sanctioning the morality police “for abuse and violence against Iranian women and the violation of the rights of peaceful Iranian protestors.” The administration’s new sanctions come roughly a week after Amini was arrested for allegedly improperly wearing a hijab, or headscarf.
The Treasury Department is also sanctioning the head of the morality police, Mohammad Rostami Cheshmeh Gachi, and Haj Ahmad Mirzaei, who served as the head of its Tehran division during Amini’s detention and death. In addition, the Treasury Department announced sanctions on senior leaders of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security, Basij Resistance Forces, the Army’s Ground Forces, and Law Enforcement Forces.
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