Leader Grants Clemency to over 3,000 Iranian Inmates
Ayatollah Khamenei agreed on Wednesday to pardon or commute the sentences of the Iranian convicts upon a proposal from Judiciary Chief Hojat-ol-Islam Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei who had requested the Leader’s clemency for prisoners with specific conditions.
A total of 3,126 inmates were granted clemency.
In his letter, Hojat-ol-Islam Mohseni Ejei had requested the amnesty on the auspicious occasions of Eid al-Mab’ath, the Eids of the lunar Hijri month of Shaaban, and the anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution.
Article 110 of the Constitution grants the Leader the right to pardon or reduce the sentences of convicts upon a recommendation from the head of the Judiciary.
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The clemency, however, does not apply to certain types of convicts, including those who have been sentenced for their role in the armed smuggling of narcotics, arms trafficking, kidnapping, acid attacks, rape, armed robbery, bribery, embezzlement, counterfeit money forgery, money laundering, disruption of economy, smuggling of alcoholic drinks, and organized smuggling of commodities.
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