Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has pardoned or commuted the sentences of hundreds of prisoners based on the existence of mitigating circumstances.

According to the Leader�s media office, Ayatollah Khamenei agreed to a request by Judiciary Chief�Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei�to pardon or commute the sentences of 741 prisoners found eligible for receiving the clemency by the relevant judicial authority.

The decision was made on the occasion of Eid al-Mab�ath,�which marks the day on which Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was chosen as God�s final messenger and started his prophetic mission.

The request was approved by the Leader in compliance with Article 11 of Act 110 of the Islamic Republic of Iran�s Constitution.

The Leader regularly issues such verdicts on religious and national festivities.

Last month, Ayatollah Khamenei�pardoned or commuted�the sentences of 3,388 prisoners�on the occasion of the 43rd�anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution.

 

 

By PRESS TV