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Rachel Hagan

Iran abolishes 'morality police' after months of protests over young woman's death

Iran's brutal and controversial morality police have been scrapped after more than two months of protests.

"Morality police have nothing to do with the judiciary" and have been abolished, Attorney General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri was quoted as saying late Saturday.

The morality police were attached to Iranian law enforcement and their role was to mandate Islamic morals as prescribed by the Islamic Republic's top clerical authorities.

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