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Rouhani: Police should not enforce Islam

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has been criticized by conservative clerics for saying the police should enforce the law rather than Islam.

Morality police show examples of unacceptable women's clothing to the media during a crackdown on "social corruption" in north Tehran June 18, 2008. Picture taken June 18, 2008.  REUTERS/Stringer (IRAN) - RTX73ZM
Morality police show examples of unacceptable women's clothing to the media during a crackdown on "social corruption" in Tehran, June 18, 2008. — REUTERS/Stringer

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