Iran's public prosecutor has criticized the entry of a women's group in the capital Tehran to a football field, saying that "allowing women to attend a football match is wrong and should not be repeated again."
Mohammed Jafar Montazeri's criticism came after nearly 100 women entered a stadium in Tehran on Wednesday to attend a friendly match between Iran and his Bolivian counterpart.
"We are in a Muslim country and I oppose what happened yesterday at Azadi Stadium," Montazeri said.
The prosecutor attributed his rejectionist position to a strange reason. He said that women entering a football field saw "half-naked men" because the players were wearing short sports clothes, and this view led to haraam behavior.
He stressed that he will not allow in the future to be repeated these things, stressing that he will deal with any official allows this step, pointing out that he will order the Public Prosecutor in Tehran to move in the face of such work, according to the site "France 24".
Some Iranian platforms tried to market women into the stadium as an achievement on Wednesday, but the response came quickly from the judicial official, who stressed the need to prevent women from attending football matches, which dates back to 1979.
