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Updated: January 20, 2023

Sunni Leader Calls For Update On Iran’s Constitution

By Quadri Adejumo
January 20, 2023
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Molavi Abdolhamid, Iran’s most prominent Sunni cleric has called on authorities not to imprison, torture or execute protesters.

Abdolhamid also urged for the Islamic Republic’s constitution to be updated to reflect the needs of the new generation.

He said in a statement; “The new generation has new conditions and different needs. It is very unfortunate that the whole of our constitution is the same law that was approved 44 years ago.

“This law should be updated according to the conditions of the time.”

Amid the ongoing protests, protesters in Iran’s province of Sistan-Baluchistan on Friday took to the streets to denounce the Islamic Republic.

Large crowds marched in the streets of Zahedan, the capital of Sistan-Baluchistan, chanting against Iran’s clerical rulers, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and the Basij, a paramilitary force heavily involved in the regime’s crackdown on protests.