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NCRI \u2013 Iranian regime’s deputy police commander Ahmadreza Radan has warned that anyone staging demonstrations during the nation’s annual fire festival will be jailed for up to a month.<\/p>\nNCRI \u2013 Iranian regime’s deputy police commander Ahmadreza Radan has warned that anyone staging demonstrations during the nation’s annual fire festival will be jailed for up to a month.<\/p>\n
The threat comes amid fears among the ruling mullahs that people will use the festival to protest against the regime.<\/p>\n
Radan issued his threat via the state-run Fars news agency today, stating: “If you cross the red line, you will become a guest of State Security Forces until April 6th.<\/p>\n
“If anyone crosses the police redline, his vehicle will be confiscated or that person will be incarcerated.<\/p>\n
“Certainly obeying the law would be much more beneficial than losing your New Year holidays.”<\/p>\n
The Iranian New Year begins on March 20 – with Radan threatening to jail demonstrators for at least three weeks from that date.<\/p>\n
The regime’s latest bid to crush dissent comes after security forces have began arresting lorry drivers delivering firecrackers festival last month.<\/p>\n
Senior regime cleric Mahdavi Kermani also called on parliament to clamp down on the Chaharshanbe-suri (Fire Festival) celebrations.<\/p>\n
He told MPs in January: “The issue of fire festival and its negative consequences continues to exist in the country. You can act to uproot this issue.”<\/p>\n
During the festival – which dates back to the 7th Century – Iranians traditionally celebrate by lighting bonfires and jumping through the flames.<\/p>\n
In recent years, security forces have been cracking down on celebration up to two months before it begins by banning firecrackers, sparklers, rockets and even home-made grenades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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