TEHRAN: Mahsa Amini鈥檚 parents have filed a complaint against the police who arrested their daughter for allegedly breaching Iran鈥檚 strict dress code before she died in custody, their lawyer said Wednesday.
Amini, 22, died in a Tehran hospital three days after her arrest by the morality police, authorities announced on September 16.
The complaint was filed 鈥渁gainst the perpetrators of their daughter鈥檚 arrest鈥� and the police who spoke with her following her detention, lawyer Saleh Nikbakht said, quoted by ISNA news agency.
The family has requested 鈥渁 thorough investigation鈥� into the arrest and the events that led to Amini鈥檚 hospitalization, the lawyer said, urging authorities to release 鈥渁ll videos and photographs鈥� showing her in custody.
The lawyer said the head of the prosecutor鈥檚 office 鈥減romised the case would be handled carefully and that all our requests would be taken into account,鈥� and that 鈥渁 medical team appointed by Mahsa Amini鈥檚 family would be informed鈥� of any developments in the investigation.