Hinting at scrapping the religious police could be a ruse to divide the protesters. Others suspect that their responsibilities could simply be farmed out to other arms of the regime’s sprawling security apparatus
will be the last stage,” he told the assembly. Unspecified “cultural” methods would be adopted instead. In another meeting he said a decision would be taken by mid-December on whether to abolish the mandatory hijab altogether.
But the repression has failed to crush the unrest. Demonstrators, many of them women, have defied shooting, beating and the fear of rape in a police cell. Millions have discarded their veils, sometimes burning them. Celebrities previously paid to sing the regime’s praises have followed the example of rebellious schoolgirls by appearing bareheaded.
Still, if the regime hopes its volte face will calm protesters, it is likely to be disappointed. Trust in the regime’s word has sunk to an unprecedented low. Even insiders say the hijab decision could be a ruse to divide the protesters. “The prosecutor-general could say the media misrepresented him,” says one. Observers note that the religious police normally lower their profile in Iran’s cold winters, when women anyway cover up.
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