Reza Zarei

Reza Zarei is a former chief of Tehran Police in charge of the Guidance Patrol for Islamic values.

Reza Zarei
Known for	Former Chief of Tehran Police (Guidance Patrol)
Police career
Police service	Islamic Republic of Iran Police
Allegiance	Iran
Department	Tehran Police (Guidance Patrol)
Status	Dismissed
Rank	Chief

In March 2008, Zarei was found with six naked women in a house of prostitution in Tehran.^[1] Zarei was himself in charge of the so-called "Public security plan" which was aimed at enforcing Islamic dress code and fight indecent behavior of youth in the Iranian capital.

Zarei was arrested and lost his post. However, in an interview broadcast by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, the next commander of Tehran police denied all the accusations against Zarei.^[2] On April 23, 2008, Zarei was transferred to a hospital after an attempted suicide.^[3]