Ahmadreza Radan Announced the Increase of the 'Rapid Police' Motor Fleet

The Commander of the Islamic Republic's Law Enforcement Force claimed that the 'sense of security' in Tehran is increasing and announced the addition of one thousand motorcycles to the capital's police fleet. Ahmadreza Radan, on Tuesday, January 2, at the ceremony for 'enhancing operational capability' of the Greater Tehran Police Command, which aimed to 'improve the quantitative and qualitative status of the rapid response and strike teams of the capital's police,' emphasized the importance of being 'agile' and quick to respond. According to Radan, one way to achieve agility is to have motorcycles that can bring units closer to their targets and destinations more quickly. Critics believe that the police's use of modern equipment and 'agility for rapid response' is solely for countering public protests; otherwise, reports of theft and extortion in metropolitan areas, especially Tehran, tell a different story about the police's 'rapid response.' During last year's protests and also in November 2019, suppressive forces in Iran used modern urban riot control equipment, including various armored vehicles and water cannons. With the intensification of the economic crisis in Iran and the rising likelihood of social protests, military and security agencies are seeking to update their equipment. In the 2024 budget bill, the government is required to allocate 134 trillion tomans to the General Staff of the Armed Forces to strengthen the country's defense capabilities. To ensure that the military budget is not affected by the country's budget deficit, the government is mandated to provide the military with the option to sell oil and use its revenues in case of inability to pay. Exclusive; letters from two political prisoners about the issuance of 'predetermined' sentences and 'torture' in detention. The police chief of Bushehr province: action taken against a hairdresser's Instagram page with 27 pages. Car privileges for military personnel; government permission granted to 'FARAJA' for importing cars with a 1% profit margin. Promotion of violence or enjoining good? Three Tehran citizens were arrested.