Tehran Military Prosecutor Responds to Release of Video Showing Violent Encounter with Two Girls Over Hijab; 'Present Officers' Have Been Summoned

In the latest response to the release of a video showing the violent encounter of law enforcement with two girls due to hijab, the military prosecutor of Tehran Province announced the identification and summoning of the 'present officers.' Mohsen Karami, speaking on the sidelines of a judicial meeting, stated: 'In recent days, a report and complaint were submitted to the Tehran Military Prosecutor's Office, and immediately upon referral to a special investigator, the prosecutor's investigations began.' This judicial official further emphasized that 'from the beginning of the investigations, the special investigator ordered the collection of all evidence and documentation, including the extraction of footage from surrounding surveillance cameras for inclusion in the case file.' Regarding a new video released from a different angle in recent hours, he mentioned: 'The investigator has only ordered the extraction of the video for inclusion in the case file and has not issued any order or authorization for its delivery to the complainant or their lawyer or for its publication in the media.' Last night, a video of the encounter with the two teenage girls was published on social media, with a note stating that 'the on-duty judge of the Tehran Military Prosecutor's Office ordered the release of this video!' The background of this news can be read in a report by Voice of America. Also see: Reactions to the video of the violent encounter with girls due to optional hijab; Police: 'It is related to the past'; A media outlet called for the dismissal of the Minister of Interior. Reactions to the video of the violent encounter with girls due to optional hijab; Police: 'It is related to the past'; A media outlet called for the dismissal of the Minister of Interior. The fallout from the release of the video of the violent encounter with teenage girls due to optional hijab; the voices of supporters of Mardani also emerged. Afsaneh Bayegan was sentenced to a fine and a travel ban from Iran for 'publishing obscene images.' At least 92 Iranian citizens have been arrested by the Islamic Republic in one month; 22 of them are women.