Khamenei issues pardons and commutations of sentences for more than two thousand convicts, including foreigners

The judiciary in Iran announced that Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei agreed to pardon and commute the sentences issued against 2,127 convicts, on the occasion of the Iranian New Year and Eid al-Fitr.The head of the judiciary proposed, in a letter to the Iranian Leader, that “the sentences issued to two thousand one hundred and twenty-seven people who were convicted by the General and Revolutionary Courts, the Government Ta’zir Organization, and the Judicial Organization of the Armed Forces be pardoned or commuted,” and this proposal was approved.For his part, the Deputy Head of the Iranian Judiciary, Hojjat al-Islam Sadiq Rahimi, explained the details of the pardon, saying: “At this stage, an amnesty was announced for 2,127 convicts who had the necessary conditions that qualify them to obtain a pardon.”He added: "Of the total people who benefited from amnesty and commutation at this stage, 858 people were completely pardoned and their files were closed. As for the other convicts, amounting to 1,269 people, their sentences were approved to be commuted."He added: "There were 29 people sentenced to death, but thanks to the pardon and commutation granted to them, their sentence was changed to imprisonment."Rahimi continued, "Five of the people included in the amnesty were convicted under Article 20, and those sentenced under Article 20 are those who did not meet the initial conditions for amnesty, as the head of the judiciary requested their pardon."The judicial representative concluded: “The amnesty issued included 156 convicted women, 5 convict foreigners, 11 convicts on security charges, and 5 people under the age of eighteen.”

Apr 7, 2024 - 14:27
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Khamenei issues pardons and commutations of sentences for more than two thousand convicts, including foreigners
Khamenei issues pardons and commutations of sentences for more than two thousand convicts, including foreigners

The judiciary in Iran announced that Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei agreed to pardon and commute the sentences issued against 2,127 convicts, on the occasion of the Iranian New Year and Eid al-Fitr.

The head of the judiciary proposed, in a letter to the Iranian Leader, that “the sentences issued to two thousand one hundred and twenty-seven people who were convicted by the General and Revolutionary Courts, the Government Ta’zir Organization, and the Judicial Organization of the Armed Forces be pardoned or commuted,” and this proposal was approved.

For his part, the Deputy Head of the Iranian Judiciary, Hojjat al-Islam Sadiq Rahimi, explained the details of the pardon, saying: “At this stage, an amnesty was announced for 2,127 convicts who had the necessary conditions that qualify them to obtain a pardon.”

He added: "Of the total people who benefited from amnesty and commutation at this stage, 858 people were completely pardoned and their files were closed. As for the other convicts, amounting to 1,269 people, their sentences were approved to be commuted."

He added: "There were 29 people sentenced to death, but thanks to the pardon and commutation granted to them, their sentence was changed to imprisonment."

Rahimi continued, "Five of the people included in the amnesty were convicted under Article 20, and those sentenced under Article 20 are those who did not meet the initial conditions for amnesty, as the head of the judiciary requested their pardon."

The judicial representative concluded: “The amnesty issued included 156 convicted women, 5 convict foreigners, 11 convicts on security charges, and 5 people under the age of eighteen.”

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