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Leader pardons, commutes sentences of about 3,000 convicts
The Leader was sent a request by Iran’s Judiciary Chief Mohseni Ejei to pardon or reduce the sentences handed down to 2,887 individuals, Press TV reported.
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.