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Iran Police Chief Sets Three-Day Surrender Deadline, Pledges Leniency for Some Youths

Leaders also promise decisive punishment for alleged instigators.

Overview

  • Police chief Ahmad-Resa Radan announced on state television that protesters have three days to turn themselves in.
  • He said young people described as unwittingly involved would be treated as misled individuals and shown leniency by the Islamic Republic.
  • President Massud Peseschkian, Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Edschei and Parliament Speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf issued a joint statement vowing to decisively punish those accused of organizing terrorist incidents.
  • Senior officials portray the unrest as a foreign plot, with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calling it an American conspiracy and urging the nation to break the backbone of rioters.
  • Iran Human Rights reports at least 3,428 people killed in the crackdown, and internet access remains restricted despite officials saying service will be gradually restored.