Imam Khamenei Grants Clemency to over 3,500 Iranian Prisoners on Prophet Mohammad’s [PBUH] Birth Anniversary

By Staff, Agencies

Leader of the Islamic Revolution His Eminence Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei approved a proposal to pardon or commute the sentences of more than 3,500 Iranian convicts sentenced by various courts in the country.

The pardon was granted at the request of the country’s Judiciary Chief Hojatoleslam Sayyed Ebrahim Raeisi on the occasion of the birth anniversaries of the Messenger of Islam Prophet Mohammad [PBUH] and Imam Jafar Sadiq [AS], the sixth Imam of Shia Muslims.

Hojatoleslam Raeisi had proposed the amnesty for 3,552 prisoners.

The 17th day of the month of Rabi al-Awwal in the lunar Hijri calendar marks the birth anniversaries of Prophet Mohammad [PBUH] and Imam Jafar Sadiq [AS]. This year it falls on Friday, November 15.

Article 110 of the Constitution grants Imam Khamenei 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 certain types of convicts, including those who have been sentenced for their role in the armed struggle against the country, armed or organized drug trafficking, armed robbery, arms smuggling, abduction, bribery, and embezzlement.