Iranian president's wife: Prison time for hijab law violations is 'out of respect for women'
Jamileh Alamolhoda, the wife of the Iranian president, defended harsh penalties for hijab law violations amid protests. The wife of the president of Iran defended a law passed this week designed to impose harsher sentences on women who do not wear hijabs in public, comparing the rules to "dress codes everywhere" in an interview with ABC's "This Week." You can see Martha Raddatz's full interview with Jamileh Alamolhoda on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday at 9 a.m. EDT. Jamileh Alamolhoda, the wife of Iran's president, sat down with ABC News' Martha Raddatz to discuss the country's strict hijab law, Sept. 20, 2023. ABC News Raddatz asked Alamolhoda about the subject, but the Iranian president's wife did not directly answer when asked about what the punishment for noncompliance should be. "What do you think should happen to women who choose not to wear a hijab?" Raddatz asked. "It is out of respect for women ," Alam