A video posted in mid-September showing Iranian police officers beating and sexually harassing an arrested teenage boy has caused widespread outrage in Iran. Experts say such mistreatment of people accused of common crimes is frequent in Iran, but the footage provides rare visual evidence of what they describe as a recurring practice within the police force.



If you let the police behave as if they are the courts and don’t prosecute them for crimes then this is how they will behave. It’s been proven time and again.