29 Mar 2024
Sunday 23 April 2017 - 16:05
Story Code : 258290

300,000 security forces to guard Iran polls: Police chief



Press TV- The chief of Irans Law Enforcement Forces says as many as 300,000 members of the service will be deployed to guarantee security during generalelections next month.

Brigadier General Hossein Ashtari said the elections are the most important political event to take place in the country, adding hisforces aredirectly responsible to thwart any possible threat.

The country enjoys exemplary security, but "the armed forces, police and the security apparatus should always assume that something is going to happen," he said.

"We should pay attention to the regional and international developments, and maintain necessary readiness to confront any type ofthreat, Ashtari added.

He touched on the activities of Takfiri and Salafi groups, saying "thanks to the readiness of the armed forces and the vigilance of the Eminent Leader of the Revolution (Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei), all plots have been foiled" so far.

"We should maintain this readiness and vigilance because preparednesswould forestall any movements in various domains."

Ashtari said police's "preemptive measures and intelligence superiority have always played an effective and useful role in confronting threats in various areas.

Iran's armed and security forces, he said, have thwarted individuals and groups who sought to infiltrate the country and harm the establishment in the past.


[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="555"] A flag flutters in central Tehran as Alborz mountains are seen to the southeast of the Iranian capital.[/caption]
With Iranians gearing up to go to the polls next month, police's priority is to enhanceintelligence command and operational preparedness in border areas, he said.

In recent years, Iran's borders with Iraq in the West and those with Pakistan and Afghanistan in the east have faced security challengesfrom Takfiri and other groups which Tehran says are supported by US, British and Saudi intelligence services.

On Monday, commander of the Special Units of the Iranian Police Force Hassan Karamisaid 20,000 special police forces would be providing security at the ballot boxes on the voting day on May 19.

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Some 55 million Iranians are eligible to vote to choose a new president as well as new members ofthe city and village councils.

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