Facing strong criticism, the elites lapse into an overdone moral strictness, becoming alarmed at a degradation of Islam. With even more resolution, they demand maximal penalty. They have already arrested four suspects. At first glance, it could look like an appropriate answer to heinous crimes yet, in fact, it hides a deep denial of the situation. Indeed, these actions followed the adoption of a new legislation, which gave protection to the moral militias enforcing Islamic law in the street. Under fire from critics, the Iranian government tries its best to conceal the truth: the law is out of control.
