DUBAI: Iranian police have arrested greater than 260 folks, together with three European residents, on suspicion of spreading satanism, the state-run IRNA information company reported Friday. The report mentioned the suspects had been arrested on Thursday evening in Shahryar county, west of the capital of Tehran, for “spreading the tradition of satanism and nudity.”
It didn’t elaborate.
It was not clear how such a lot of arrests had been made in a single evening – if the suspects had been in a single location, at some gathering or social gathering, or not.
Gatherings the place unrelated women and men are seen collectively are unlawful in Iran and thought of a sin below Islamic regulation.
IRNA’s report mentioned these arrested included 146 males, 115 ladies, and three European residents, with out mentioning their nationalities. IRNA mentioned the suspects had been caught in an “undesirable and obscene scenario” with satanic symbols on their garments and our bodies.
Such symbols are widespread in some piercings, earrings or tattoos, however they’re prohibited in Iran. The report mentioned medicine and alcohol had been confiscated from the suspects.
Iranian authorities often arrest folks participating in mixed-gender events and for ingesting alcohol.
Consuming alcohol can also be unlawful and Muslim women and men who aren’t associated can’t mingle or dance collectively in public.
It didn’t elaborate.
It was not clear how such a lot of arrests had been made in a single evening – if the suspects had been in a single location, at some gathering or social gathering, or not.
Gatherings the place unrelated women and men are seen collectively are unlawful in Iran and thought of a sin below Islamic regulation.
IRNA’s report mentioned these arrested included 146 males, 115 ladies, and three European residents, with out mentioning their nationalities. IRNA mentioned the suspects had been caught in an “undesirable and obscene scenario” with satanic symbols on their garments and our bodies.
Such symbols are widespread in some piercings, earrings or tattoos, however they’re prohibited in Iran. The report mentioned medicine and alcohol had been confiscated from the suspects.
Iranian authorities often arrest folks participating in mixed-gender events and for ingesting alcohol.
Consuming alcohol can also be unlawful and Muslim women and men who aren’t associated can’t mingle or dance collectively in public.
