MNA � Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei has pardoned or commuted the sentences of a number of Iranian convicts on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.


Ayatollah Khamenei on Thursday agreed to a request by Iran's Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani to pardon or reduce the sentences of 537 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 pardon comes on the advent of�Eid al-Fitr,�which is one of the main Muslim holidays, concluding�the fasting month of Ramadan. Muslims in Asia and a number of Middle Eastern countries, including Iran, will�celebrate�the Eid-al-Fitr religious holiday on Friday and Saturday.