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Dec 4 8 tweets 2 min read
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Responsible journalism is based on responsible sourcing.

The comments on the alleged "abolishment" of the morality-police stem from the Iranian regime's attorney general, Mohammad Jafar Montazeri.

Let's break down what he actually said in official Iranian state media.
Montazeri said the following:

"The morality police has nothing to do with the judiciary system. The same source that created it in the past, from the same place it has shut down. Of course, the judiciary system will continue its surveillance of social behaviours across society."
This is the source: ensafnews.com/384539/%D8%AF%…

And, BBC Persian characterized Montazeri's comments as "intransparent and vague"

bbc.com/persian/articl…
Given the above we know:

- Montazeri is not in charge of the regime's morality police

- Montazeri doesn't specify who allegedly shut down the morality police (and when and how)

- Montazeri promises to continue enforcement of country's Islamic sharia laws
Editorially, it's not clear why NYT and other media outlets have chosen to:

- draw definitive conclusions from Montazeri's words (who admits he's not in a position to do so)

- characterize it as a victory for feminists (when Montazeri says 'social surveillance' would continue)
In conclusion:

It's lazy journalism at best, and camouflaged lobbying at worst.
It would have taken a few extra minutes to do due diligence - to understand Montazeri's comments - in the context of the Islamic Republic's MO.

It's truly mind-boggling when the Iranian regime is fact-checking Western media's false reporting.

The media needs to do better.

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