The head of the law enforcement forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran Esmail Ahmadi Moghaddam described the next mission of the forces to be dealing with individuals whom he called “theoreticians of corruption.”

The police chief mentioned the press and those who criticize the police as theoreticians of corruption and warned them about the consequences of their actions.

Addressing journalists and individuals who criticize the police Moghaddam said, “The organized efforts of such groups in attacking public morals and social security, undermining the accomplishments of the police, propagating theories, weakening the police and judiciary, and portraying them as inept are signs indicating their links to ‘soft overthrow’ schemes [against the Islamic Republic]. As an organization in charge of security, the police is aware of such actions. These people should not think that they can use the country’s freedom to continue their activities.”

The police chief also warned that the police would “Monitor the activities of those who theorize on corruption and propagate their decadent ideas after dealing with corrupt individuals and propagators of moral decay.”

Esmail Ahmadi Moghaddam continued, “There are some who use the excuse of defending the rights of citizens or defending private sphere to cover up activities that stimulate the youth in a decadent manner. The same people propagate corrupt theories and abuse the country’s open environment to cause division, and use psychological warfare tactics to belittle the accomplishments of the police. The police will confront these people accordingly.”

The Brigadier General was the first government official to speak about a linkage between the plan to rid city neighborhoods of thugs and the rationing of gasoline consumption: “If it were not for the plan to arrest and deal with thugs, then you would have seen how, after gasoline was rationed, those people would have disrupted the public’s security on orders from conspiring webs.”

“In the past, girls and women were taken advantage of by force; now, they are tricked into it,” the police chief continued. “There is no choice other than to remove the veils and uncover the issues. The conclusion of street friendships, marriages in the park, and insecure families must be made visible. Maybe then we can find a way to confront sexual exploitation and prevent innocent girls from falling victim to prostitution.”

In his announcement, Moghadam also presented new ideas and statistics about sexual relations in the country when he sai: “In eighty percent of rape cases, the victim has taken the first step.”

In response to the police chief’s remarks, the moderate head of Tehran’s judiciary noted, “Every institution and organization rewards itself for success, and blames others for failure.” He also warned that unlawful and abnormal actions taken by the police will undermine the regime’s authority.