Leader approves pardoning, commuting sentences of about 3,000 Iranian convicts
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has agreed to pardon or commute the sentences of nearly 3,000 convicts on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Imam Sadeq (AS).
The Leader was sent a request by Iran’s Judiciary Chief Mohseni Ejei to pardon or reduce the sentences handed to 2,887 individuals.
Ayatollah Khamenei approved the request sent on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Imam Sadeq (AS), the sixth Shia imam, which falls on Saturday, this year.
Those granted clemency had their verdicts issued at the country’s courts of common pleas, revolutionary courts, the Governmental Discretionary Punishment Organization, or the Judiciary Organization of the Armed Forces.
The deputy Judiciary Chief, Sadeq Rahimi, noted that the 2,887 convicts, who were found eligible for receiving the clemency, include 1,291 who will be released from jail.
The pardoned people include 140 women, 40 foreigners, 39 people sentenced on security-related charges, and six minors under the age of 18, according to the official.
Ayatollah Khamenei regularly issues such approvals on various celebratory occasions.
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