Farhikhtegan Calls for Release of CCTV Footage in Narenjestan Incident; Blame on 'Enforcer of Morality'

Following the court ruling against the 'defendant' in the Narenjestan incident in Shiraz, the Farhikhtegan newspaper has reported a different narrative stating that 'the assailant was convicted, but the main culprit was the woman who both insulted and physically attacked.' The newspaper writes that the published account only represents one side of the story, and according to 'a local reporter's report from Shiraz, when the woman's hijab slips back slightly but does not completely fall off, the chador-clad woman intervenes to remind her to cover her hijab, which leads to the altercation.' Farhikhtegan reports that the chador-clad woman 'punches' her opponent and also 'insults' her. As narrated by Farhikhtegan, and calling for the release of CCTV footage, after the intervention of the assaulted woman's husband, the chador-clad woman again insults and strikes the husband. The man, after becoming angry, gets into a confrontation with the chador-clad woman, and the video of this incident is released. Recently, a video circulated on social media showing a physical altercation between a man and a chador-clad woman in Narenjestan Shiraz. Hours after the video was released, the social deputy of the Fars police, Kavous Mohammadi, announced that 'the investigation of the matter has been placed on the police's special agenda.' Kazem Mousavi, the head of the Fars judiciary, emphasized on the 10th of Mordad the 'firm support of the judiciary for enforcers of morality' and instructed the public and revolutionary prosecutor of the province to handle this case specially and out of turn. In the released video, a hijab-wearing woman protests against several other women who are not wearing mandatory hijab, and as the altercation escalates, a man present at the scene protests against the hijab-wearing woman, leading to a physical confrontation. In the initial court ruling, the man who confronted the 'enforcer of morality' was sentenced to 74 lashes, 2 years of exile, and a total of 500 million rials in cash fines 'in lieu of imprisonment' for the charges of 'insult, assault, and creating disturbance for the enforcer of morality.' The manager of the Narenjestan complex was also sentenced to 2 years of suspension from public service, which has been suspended for 2 years. The issuance of the ruling against the man who clashed with the 'enforcer of morality' in Narenjestan Shiraz continues the crackdown on supporters of optional hijab; the aftermath of the attack on one person in Narenjestan Shiraz. Details of the ruling issued regarding the 'Narenjestan' case have been announced; 74 lashes, 2 years of exile, and fines in lieu of imprisonment. The ruling on the altercation with the 'enforcer of morality' in Narenjestan Shiraz has been issued; exile, lashes, and heavy fines. The 'assailant' in the video of the altercation with an 'enforcer of morality' was from the 'police personnel.'