By Faramrz Kuhpayeh

Supreme amnesty

Ayatollah Khamenei declares massive amnesty for tens of thousands of prisoners

TEHRAN – In a significant move, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, approved Sunday a proposal by the Iranian Judiciary chief that will result in commuting the sentences or pardoning tens of thousands of convicts and defendants arrested in the recent wave of unrest in Iran.