Leader pardons, commutes sentences of some inmates
March 14, 2017 - 10:1
TEHRAN – Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution, has agreed to a letter by the Judiciary chief to pardon or commute the sentences of some prisoners, the Leader’s website reported on Monday.
Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani had proposed the move on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Fatima al-Zahra, the daughter of Prophet Mohammad (SA).
The order will cover a broad range of inmates with special conditions that have been mentioned in the Judiciary chief’s letter to Ayatollah Khamenei.
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