After returning from the United States of America on Friday, Iran’s President Ebrahim Raeesi threatened the protesters of the murder of Zina (Mehsa) Amini, who had taken to the streets in different cities, as soon as he stepped into the area of Tehran airport. And he said that he will not allow “rebellion” in the country.
Among those who came to welcome him at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport, Raisi said: If someone has something to say, it will be heard, but no one can tolerate disruption and manipulation of the country’s security and people’s security.
Meanwhile, Raisi had warned against tolerance of “those who endanger the security of the country”, but protests across the country continued for the seventh consecutive night until the early hours of Saturday morning, despite the warnings of the hard-line president of Iran.
Human rights organizations in Iran announced the number of people killed in different cities of Iran at least 50 people, and Iranian TV also admitted to killing 35 people.
And in recent days, many photos and videos of police officers and security forces shooting directly at protesters in various cities have been published, the latest of which was last night in Rasht, the capital of Gilan province in northern Iran.
In the midst of official warnings and threats to the protesters, Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi warned on Friday evening that the “rioters” will be monitored, identified and dealt with.
Ahmad Vahidi, who was previously one of the senior officers of the Quds Force, the foreign intervention arm of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, denied this news in an interview with the Iranian media, which was dedicated to the news related to the case of the murdered Jaina (Mehsa) Amini. A fracture in his skull
This 22-year-old Kurdish girl had traveled to Tehran with her family to visit her relatives. Hours after being arrested by the Morality Patrol, she fell into a coma and was transferred to the Ministry of Interior’s “Moral Security” police. Vahedi and later died on 13th of Shahrivar in Kasri Hospital.
The Minister of Interior said: The idea of the enemies is a wrong idea, they believe that they can overthrow this regime with this chaos, and this thinking is childish.
Ahmad Wahedi added: Those involved in riots are being monitored and those who had wrong positions should correct them after the facts are clarified.
Referring to the criticism of the Ministry of Interior and the police force, even from some extremists, Vahedi added: “Without the police force, those who hold some positions would not be able to sleep comfortably now.”
In recent days, after the spread of protests, dozens of social activists, journalists and members of student and feminist movements were arrested.
Source: Lebanon Debate
