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Ayatollah Khamenei Grants Clemency to over 1,100 Iranian Prisoners

TEHRAN (defapress) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei pardoned or commuted prison terms of 1,117 convicts found guilty by various Iranian courts.
News ID: 76654
Publish Date: 07April 2019 - 11:11

Ayatollah Khamenei Grants Clemency to over 1,100 Iranian PrisonersThe pardon was granted at the request of the country's Judiciary Chief Hojatoleslam Ebrahim Raeisi on the occasion of Eid al-Mab’ath, the anniversary of the day Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was chosen as God’s messenger.

Article 110 of the Constitution grants the Supreme Leader the right to pardon or reduce the sentences of convicts upon a recommendation from the head of the Judiciary.

The clemency, however, does not apply to several types of convicts, including those who have been sentenced for their role in armed struggle against the country, armed or organized drug trafficking, rape, armed robbery, arms smuggling, abduction, bribery and embezzlement.

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