A social media video appeared to show Iranian authorities demolishing the family home of Elnaz Rekabi, a female Iranian rock climber who competed in an international contest without a headscarf in October.
Rekabi later said she had done so unintentionally, but she was widely assumed to have expressed support for the protests that were ignited by the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in the custody of morality police enforcing strict mandatory hijab rules.
The footage had shown Rekabi, 33, scaling a wall without her head covered while representing Iran at a competition in South Korea.
State media on Saturday quoted the head of the judiciary in north-western Zanjan province as saying the ruling to demolish the villa had been issued four months ago as the family had failed to obtain a construction permit.
Anti-government activists however allege that the demolition was targeted.
The demonstrations sparked by Amini’s death have turned into a popular revolt by furious Iranians from all layers of society, posing one of the boldest challenges to the clerical leadership since the 1979 revolution.
Following the widespread protests in Iran and international condemnation, the country's attorney general said it is reviewing the law that requires women to cover their heads, Sky News reported.
Quoted by the ISNA news agency, Mohammad Jafar Montazeri said, "We are working quickly on the issue of hijab and we are doing our best to use a wise solution to deal with this phenomenon that hurts everyone's heart."
He added that a meeting has been held with the parliament's cultural commission and results will be seen "within the next week or two".
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