Five years after the bloody conflicts that erupted following the 2009 presidential elections, the new commander of the Special Unit of the Law Enforcement Forces (LEF) of the Islamic Republic of Iran discussed the current state of anti-riot forces, comparing them with 2009, during an interview with Tasnim News, a news agency with close ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
In July 2014, the commander of Esfahan Law Enforcement Forces, Hassan Karami, was chosen as the head of the Special Unit, which was one of the main forces involved in suppressing Green Movement followers during the 2009 post-election unrest.
