NCRI- On Sunday, forty-nine men and women were arrested for violating the Islamic dress codes in the western city of Hamadan, reported the semiofficial daily Jomhouri-Islami.

The news was first posted on the State Security Forces (SSF) -- mullahs' suppressive police -- website in the western province of Hamadan.

"To boost public security, the arrests were made," added the website.
"Those arrested repented and were referred to judicial authorities for further investigations," the report said.

"Boosting public security," was enforced last April by the SSF in particular aimed at what was described as "mal-veiling."

The length and severity of the crackdown has been unprecedented under the clerical rule in recent years. Vans of the moral police are still a common sight in Tehran’s main squares as officials monitor passing women.

Women deemed inappropriately dressed are usually hauled to a moral detention centre to sign a written statement not to repeat the offence and await family members to bring them more modest clothing.