Iranian police have launched an investigation after a video posted online showed them beating a man amid protests sparked by the death in custody of Mercer Amini, according to media reports. did.
The video, which was posted on social media on Tuesday, shows Iran protesting for more than six weeks over Amini’s death after she was arrested on suspicion of violating a strict dress code for women. Iran was shaken as a result of the
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The video, shot on a mobile phone at night, shows a dozen police officers kicking and batoning a man in an alley as other police officers on motorbikes look on.
The man first tried to cover his head before hearing gunshots and being run over by a police motorcycle. His motionless body is then abandoned.
“A special order was issued immediately to investigate the exact time and location of the incident and to identify the perpetrators,” police said in a statement issued by state news agency IRNA.
“Police will never tolerate violent and unconventional behavior and will deal with violators in accordance with the rules,” the statement added.
Dozens of people were killed in the protests, mostly protesters, but also members of the security forces. Hundreds of people, including women, were arrested.
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