In a new attempt to control the growing number of women breaking the mandatory dress code, Iranian authorities have announced the installation of cameras in public places and on the streets to identify and punish women who do not wear the veil, police said on Saturday, Reuters reported. and Agerpres.

Once identified, offenders will receive “text messages warning them of the consequences,” police said in a press release.

The decision is aimed at “preventing resistance to the hijab law,” according to a statement released by the Mizan Judicial News Agency and other state media, adding that such resistance tarnishes the country’s spiritual image and spreads insecurity.

The number of Iranian women shedding their veils has been increasing since the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman in the custody of the morality police last September. Mahsa Amini was detained on the grounds that she was wearing the Islamic veil incorrectly. The security forces brutally suppressed the riots that had begun.

However, even if they face arrest for violating the mandatory dress code, many women still appear without the headscarf in malls, restaurants, shops and on the streets across the country. Videos of women in turbans opposing the morality police flooded social networks.

In a statement on Saturday, police urged business owners to “seriously enforce social norms through thorough inspections.”

Under Iran’s Islamic Sharia law, introduced after the 1979 revolution, women are required to cover their hair and wear long, loose clothing to hide their figures. Those who violate these rules are subject to public reprimand, fine or arrest.