I receive $200 (equivalent) a day

An interview with one of the vigilantes

Saturday morning June 13th, while Tehran had a day with plenty of tension ahead, the faces of plain clothed individuals with a stick in one hand beating the people became more visible. These people are often hired on daily basis and as one of them states, “the Iranian men receive $200 a day while non-Iranians are paid multiple of that amount.” The plain clothed vigilante that the Rooz reporter interviewed also stated; “we stay in dormitories but non-Iranians stay in hotels.”

The following is an exclusive interview.

Plain clothed but with helmets of anti-riot police began to appear in the streets four days prior to the announcement of election results, and their accents are unfamiliar. Some eyewitnesses state, “these vigilantes say things that we do not understand.” Some also give specific reports that they encountered Arabic speaking vigilantes. Yesterday I found the opportunity to speak to one of these plain clothed individuals at a sandwich shop.

I was inside the shop when he entered. He ordered a cold drink, all while he was still holding his stick. I started a conversation with him…

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Original text in Farsi can be found here: روزی 200 هزار تومان می گیریم