This is the first public reaction from Iranian authorities since the arrest. According to the government spokesperson, the young woman was transferred from a police station to a health center.
The student who showed up in her underwear on Saturday on a campus in Tehran before being arrested by the moral police is “a disturbed person“, who is undergoing treatment, the government spokesperson said on Tuesday. The young woman, who can be seen in the grounds of Azad University on several videos broadcast on social networks, is presented as an activist of the “Women's Life and Freedom” movement. The gesture of “Ahoo Daryaei” is interpreted as a protest against the repression of the Islamic Republic against women, in particular, Reuters has called for her release. was able to confirm his identity from an independent source.
“Instead of looking at this issue from a safety perspective, we are looking at it more from a social perspective and seeking to resolve the issues of this student, who is a troubled person“said spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani on the government website. This is the first public reaction from Iranian authorities since the arrest.
“Subjected to strong mental pressure”
According to Fatemeh Mohajerani, the student was transferred from a police station to a health center. She does not give further details. “It is still too early to talk about this student returning to university. According to a video posted by her husband, she needs treatment and this must be completed before moving on to the next steps”added Fatemeh Mohajerani.
A university spokesperson, Amir Mahjob, told X on Saturday about the young woman that at the police station “It was found that she was under severe mental pressure and suffered from mental disorders”.
Since September 2022, a growing number of Iranian women have defied authorities by removing their veils, reacting to the death in detention of Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian Kurd who was arrested by moral police for allegedly violating Iran's strict dress code. the Islamic Republic. Amnesty International says the student suffered violence during her arrest on Saturday.
