In a stunning admission, Iran's police chief Ismail Ahmadi-Moqaddam said that certain officers did not act properly during the recent unrest."Some of our officers went to extremes during these events and caused damage while pursuing protesters " and he added "nothing should cause police officers to break the law in any way."
Such an admission of any guilt is very unusual since the regime has argued that all the damage and violence has been caused by the opposition. It is yet another example of the regime trying to ease tensions by admitting that it did some wrongdoings during the recent protests. Ahmadi-Moqaddam said that the violations brought "psychological damage" to the public and said he would punish those who broke the law. Even though this is unlikely, it shows the regime at least wants to present itself as upholding law and order even while it is undermining it.
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