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Seven Iranian Prisoners Handed Over by Armenia

reporter 1222 — Sat, 26 Sep 2020 05:06:08 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Seven Iranian prisoners who have been handed over to Iran’s Embassy in Yerevan by Armenian government, arrived in Tehran on Friday.

The extradition took place in line with Iran’s active diplomacy in Armenia and contacts with relevant Armenian officials, IRNA reported.

In spite of an agreement signed between Tehran and Yerevan on prisoners swap, the exchange of prisoners between the two capitals has been postponed for nearly three years.

Seven Iranian prisoners were released from Armenian jails on November 7, 2018, following a general amnesty granted by the country’s government on a religious occasion.

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Amnesty Granted to Many Iranian Inmates; Leader Promises

reporter 1222 — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 06:44:22 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei approved a proposal to grant an amnesty to a large number of Iranian prisoners on the occasion of the Muslim festive days in the lunar month of Rajab and also the Nowruz festival.

Ayatollah Khamenei agreed on Tuesday to pardon or commute the sentences of eligible Iranian convicts upon a proposal from Judiciary Chief Hojatoleslam Seyed Ebrahim Raeisi, who had requested the Leader’s clemency for prisoners with specific conditions.

The amnesty proposed by Iran Leader was granted in honor of Eid al-Mab’ath – the anniversary of the day Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was chosen as God’s messenger, the birthday of Imam Ali (AS) – the first Shiite Imam, and Nowruz, which marks the beginning of the new Iranian year.

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.

In his request, the top judge had asked Ayatollah Khamenei to approve of the clemency considering the need to reduce the population of prisons, help the inmates to reintegrate into the society, and minimize the negative impacts of imprisonment on the families of the inmates.

The status of conviction of the eligible prisoners to whom the Leader’s clemency applies must be finalized until March 18, 2020.

The new clemency would apply to a large number of inmates, including those who have been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison and have remained behind bars for at least half the sentence period.

Men above the age of 70 and women above the age of 60 will also be released from prison, provided that they have served at least one-fifth of their sentences.

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 the economy, and smuggling of alcoholic drinks.

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Iranian Prisoners Extradited from Kuwait

reporter 1222 — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 11:33:59 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Nineteen Iranian prisoners returned home from Kuwait to serve the rest of their sentences in the Islamic Republic based on an extradition treaty between the two countries.

The prisoners in Kuwait were transferred onto Iranian officials hands on Friday night to serve the rest of their sentences in their homeland.

The men were extradited to the Islamic Republic after the follow-up efforts made by the Islamic Republic Embassy in Kuwait.

The Kuwaiti officials handed over the convicts to the representative of Iran’s judicial authorities.

Iran and Kuwait have been implementing an agreement on the extradition of prisoners since 2004, which allows Iran nationality prisoners in Kuwait and Kuwaiti inmates in Iran to return to their respective countries and complete their prison terms at home.

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Thailand delivers 11 Iranian convicts to Islamic Republic

reporter 1222 — Sat, 03 Aug 2019 10:50:19 +0000

“According to a prior agreement, Thailand delivered 11 of Iranian convicts, who have spent years in Thai prisons, to the Islamic Republic,” Mahmoud Abbasi said.

“Most of the extradited ones have been convicted of drug smuggling,” he added.

The Iranian official urged Iranian travelers to pay specific attention to the regulations of their destination countries.

“In some countries strict regulations are being applied about narcotics,” he warned, “In some case, people have been jailed for years just because of carrying some psychedelic tablets.”

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Leader donates 4 billion rials for release of needy prisoners

reporter 1222 — Mon, 13 May 2019 04:30:04 +0000

According to Khamenei.ir, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei donated 4 billion rials ($27,000) to the Diya (Blood Money) organization to secure freedom of prisoners who cannot afford to pay their debts.

The donation was made during a ceremony held by the Iranian Blood Money (Diya) Organization which is dubbed Golrizen. It is nationwide event attended by people who would like to provide diya or blood money to help needy inmates.

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