Iran Moves To Criminalise Insults Against Islamic Republic Flag
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Iran Moves To Criminalise Insults Against Islamic Republic Flag
Iran’s judiciary is drafting legislation to criminalise insults against the country’s national flag, following reports that some people disrespected the symbol during recent wars, judiciary spokesman Seyed Ali Kazemi said on Wednesday. Kazemi disclosed the plan in comments to the ISNA news agency, saying authorities had witnessed incidents involving the flag during the conflicts. He described the flag as a sacred national symbol and said the pro…
The spokesperson for the Judiciary, explaining the legal and regulatory bases for dealing with insults to national symbols and the country's flag, announced the drafting of a comprehensive bill criminalizing insults to the national flag in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice and the Judiciary.
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