Arrest of Two Individuals for Acid Attack on a Young Girl in Tehran

Ismail Ahmadi Moghadam, the commander of the Islamic Republic's police force, announced on Tuesday, December 25, the occurrence of an acid attack on a young girl in Tehran. According to ISNA news agency, Mr. Ahmadi Moghadam stated that this incident occurred one day prior, on Monday, December 24, and said: "Two individuals had thrown acid on the car of a young girl, and they were arrested at that moment, which was due to personal disputes." He did not provide further details on the matter. No details about this incident have been published by official Iranian news agencies. "The perpetrator of the acid attacks in Isfahan has not yet been arrested." According to ISNA, the police commander, in response to a question about the arrest of the perpetrator of the Isfahan acid attacks and the status of this case, said: "Raising many questions regarding acid attacks itself endangers the psychological security of society; however, in this case, I must say that we have not yet been able to arrest the perpetrator of the Isfahan acid attacks." He added: "Citizens should also know that our detection rate is very high, and considering that acid attacks are classified as rare crimes, we pursue each case until the perpetrator is arrested, and our detection capability in this regard is about 90%." Nearly two months after the first news about the series of acid attacks in Isfahan, the perpetrator or perpetrators of this act have still not been arrested. Meanwhile, Mahdieh Golroo, a member of the Women's Citizenship Association and a participant in the protest against the acid attacks in Isfahan, remains in custody. Hossein Zolfaqari, the Deputy Minister of Interior for Security, recently reported that 191,000 individuals are being investigated to identify the perpetrators of this crime and stated that it cannot be said with certainty whether the main suspect has left the country. According to this official, in addition to investigating 191,000 individuals from "one sector," black motorcycles in Isfahan, all divorce cases, and "all mentally ill patients in Isfahan" are being examined to identify the perpetrators of the series of acid attacks in this city. In this context, Abdolreza Aqakhani, the police chief of Isfahan province, stated on December 12 that the police are pursuing more than "170 subjects" related to the acid attacks in this city. Rasoul Zargarpour, the governor of Isfahan, also reported on Tuesday, November 27, the existence of a "considerable number of suspects" related to the acid attacks in this city. Ismail Ahmadi Moghadam, the commander of the Islamic Republic's police force, stated on Wednesday, November 21, that since the beginning of this year, "318 cases of acid attacks" have occurred, most of whose perpetrators have been arrested. In this context, the Ministry of Interior: Investigating 191,000 individuals to identify the main suspects of acid attacks and promising "decisive action" against the perpetrator of the acid attack in Mashhad. "Confessions" of the accused of acid attacks to the hospital director. Criticism from the head of the Judicial Commission of Parliament regarding the failure to identify the perpetrators of the Isfahan acid attacks.