Leader Agrees to Pardoning, Commuting Sentences of 1,526 Convicts Ahead of Eid

IQNA – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei approved a proposal to grant amnesty to more than 1,500 Iranian inmates.

Ayatollah Khamenei agreed to pardon or commute the sentences of the Iranian convicts upon a proposal from Judiciary Chief Hojat-ol-Islam Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei who had requested the Leader’s clemency for 1,526 prisoners.

The clemency was granted on the occasion of the new Iranian year, Nowruz, and the upcoming Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

Article 110 of the Constitution grants the Leader the right to pardon or reduce the sentences of convicts upon a recommendation from the head of the Judiciary.

The clemency, however, does not apply to certain types of convicts, including those who have been sentenced for their role in the armed smuggling of narcotics, arms trafficking, kidnapping, acid attacks, rape, armed robbery, bribery, embezzlement, counterfeit money forgery, money laundering, disruption of economy, smuggling of alcoholic drinks, and organized smuggling of commodities.

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