Iran’s chief justice says unveiled women will be prosecuted ‘without mercy’

Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei issues threat as growing number of women defy country’s obligatory dress code

Iran’s judiciary chief has threatened to prosecute “without mercy” women who appear in public unveiled, Iranian media reported on Saturday.

Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei’s warning comes on the heels of an interior ministry statement on Thursday that reinforced the government’s mandatory hijab law.