Iran to recruit women officers for sports events

May 17, 2016 - 9:29

TEHRAN – The Iranian police is to employ women officers for different fields such as sports events, Hassan Karami, commander of the special units of the Law Enforcement Force, said here on Monday.

“Women have played effective and decisive roles in different crises and their presence in police force is a need,” he added.

It is planned that the security of sports stadiums to be guaranteed by female forces when women’s games are to be held, the police official said.

Currently, Iran is in a suitable situation from the security viewpoint and it has reached an acceptable level of security in different dimensions, Karami noted.

Today, the special units of the Law Enforcement Force have both scientific and social attitudes toward the society, said the brigadier.

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