A top United Nations official has demanded an independent investigation into the death of an Iranian woman held by the country's morality police.
The Associated PressA picture taken in Tehran on Sunday shows the Iranian newspaper Hafteh Sobh reporting on the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by police last week.
A similar patrol detained 22-year-old Amini on Sept. 13, taking her to a police station where she collapsed. She died three days later. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian rejected the criticism, accusing the U.S. of "shedding crocodile tears." Mahsa Amini should be alive today. Instead, the United States and the Iranian people mourn her. We call on the Iranian government to end its systemic persecution of women and to allow peaceful protest. #مهسا_امینیIranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian rejected the criticism, accusing the U.S. of "shedding crocodile tears."
"I asked for access to [videos] from cameras inside the car as well as courtyard of the police station, but they gave no answer," he said. He also accused the police of not transferring her to the hospital promptly enough, saying she could have been resuscitated.Amini said that when he arrived at the hospital he was not allowed to view the body, but managed to get a glimpse of bruising on her foot.
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