Iranian President: "It is illegitimate to struggle against people's demands

Baku. 21 January. REPORT.AZ/ "It is neither right nor legal to struggle against general demands of the people," Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said.

Report informs citing the Iranian press that Rouhani spoke at a meeting with Minister of Information and Communications Technologies Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi and ministry employees in Tehran.

He acknowledged that they had made a mistake by restricting Internet countrywide: "We consider that we have been given an authority by the God so that we can give orders to those on the Earth, however there is no such thing. Even the God ordered his prophet just to deliver messages to the people. It is up to people to decide.

"There are dangers in new technologies, however these technologies will not be removed from people's lives. We cannot fight against the public will. It is die-hardism to resist technology and innovation. We made a mistake by blocking Internet. We considered that we could ban everything by an instruction. However, people overcame this obstacle by using the anti-filter software. The imposed restrictions have failed."

Rouhani, who touched upon the issue of hijab, said, "Firstly, we apply the issue of hijab to women. However, this issue concerns with men in Qurani Karim. It referred to their eyes and looks."