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Leader pardons, commutes sentences of 2,135 prisoners

5 Aug 2020 - 17:06


MNA � Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has agreed to pardon or commute the sentences of as many as 2,135 prisoners.

The Leader had been forwarded a request by Iran�s Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raeisi to pardon or reduce the sentences of prisoners subject to mitigating circumstances.

Ayatollah Khamenei issued the approval on Wednesday on the occasion of Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice), and Eid al-Ghadir, two hugely significant Muslim festivities.

Ayatollah Khamenei regularly issues such approvals on various celebratory occasions.


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