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50,000 convicts to be pardoned on 40th anniv. of Islamic Revolution

reporter 1222 — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 11:31:38 +0000

The Iranian Judiciary Chief Amoli Larijani said 50,000 convicts will receive pardons from Leader Ayatollah Khamenei on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani, the Iranian Judiciary Chief, was quoted by Fars as saying at a meeting with the country’s senior judicial authorities on Monday that 50,000 convicts will be pardoned or their sentences reduced on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Iran’s Islamic Revolution.

Ayatollah Khamenei has agreed to a request by the Judiciary chief to pardon or reduce the sentences of as many as 50,000 eligible inmates convicted by courts of common pleas, the Islamic Revolution tribunals, the Judicial Organization of the Armed Forces and the State Discretionary Punishment Organization.

The tradition is in line with implementing Paragraph 11 of Article 110 of Iran’s Constitution in a bid to reduce the adverse effects of imprisonment on the families of convicts and facilitate the process of the convicts’ rehabilitation.

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Iran’s Leader pardons, commutes sentences of convicted inmates

reporter 1222 — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 10:33:44 +0000

Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has pardoned and commuted the prison terms of a number of inmates on the birth anniversary of the Lady Fatima al-Zahra.

According to the Iranian Leader’s official website, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has agreed to pardon and commute the jail sentences of a number of eligible convicts.

On special occasions like the anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution and the beginning of the New Year (Nowruz), Iran’s Leader often agrees to pardon or reduce the sentences of eligible convicts in accordance with the country’s laws and regulations.

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Leader Pardons Over 1,000 Iranian Prisoners

reporter 1222 — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 10:51:44 +0000

TEHRAN– Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei pardoned or commuted prison terms of 1,007 Iranian convicts sentenced by various courts in the Islamic Republic.

The pardon was granted at the request of the country’s Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani on the occasion of the birth anniversaries of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Imam Jafar Sadiq (AS), the sixth Imam of Shiite Muslims.

The 17th day of the month of Rabi al-Awwal in the lunar Hijri calendar marks the birth anniversaries of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Imam Jafar Sadiq (AS). This year it falls on Wednesday, December 6.

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 struggle against the country, armed or organized drug trafficking, armed robbery, arms smuggling, abduction, bribery, and embezzlement.

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