Ayatollah Khamenei Grants Pardon and Commutes Sentences for 2,887 Prisoners

Tehran, The Gulf Observer: Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, has agreed to pardon and commute the sentences of 2,887 prisoners on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Imam Sadiq (AS).

The decision followed a proposal by the Iranian Judiciary Chief, Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei, seeking leniency for a number of inmates. Sadeq Rahimi, the deputy head of the Judiciary, provided further details, stating that out of the 2,887 individuals eligible for pardon and sentence commutation, 2,745 are convicts from public and revolutionary courts, 11 from the Judicial Organization of the Armed Forces, and 131 from the Discretionary Punishments Organization of Iran.

Rahimi also highlighted that the list of pardoned individuals includes 140 women, 40 foreign nationals, 39 individuals convicted on security charges, and 6 inmates under the age of 18.

Under Article 110 (11) of the Iranian Constitution, the Supreme Leader is authorized to grant pardons or commute sentences for prisoners based on recommendations made by the Judiciary Chief. This recent move is in line with similar acts of clemency observed on significant religious and national occasions in Iran.