Mahmoud Abbaszadeh Meshkini, a member of Iran's parliamentary commission for foreign policy and national security, commenting for RIA Novosti on reports about the elimination of the vice police in the Islamic Republic, noted that each country can revise its policy over time in accordance with the needs and demands of the population.

Earlier, a number of foreign agencies, citing the attorney general, reported that Iranian authorities had abolished the vice police amid a wave of protests that swept across the country following the death of a young Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini.

"The vice police are not an institution or a legal entity. It is not quite correct in this case to talk about the creation or dissolution in the case of the Vice Police. Iran has long had a bill for public discipline and public safety...Any bill, program or strategy can lose its effect and relevance over time. For this reason, they may be revised and updated. Each country, in various spheres of society, can thus update its programs and strategies in accordance with the needs and demands of the time and its people," Meshkini told RIA Novosti.

In Iran, he said, the basic law is the constitution, which has enormous potential for reform and improvement. "We believe that our people will pass through the difficulties that have arisen and, in time, such improvements will turn into potential opportunities," the Iranian politician added.

There have been riots and protests in Iran since mid-September over the death of Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the vice police. Residents blamed the authorities for Mahsa's death. Iranian women began posting videos of themselves cutting their hair and burning their hijabs en masse on social media.

Within two and a half months, the protests turned radical and extremist.