Tehran, YJC. The Supreme Leader has pardoned or commuted sentences for over 800 prisoners.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pardoned or commuted prison terms of
809 prisoners.
The move came on the occasion of Farvardin 12 (April 1),
Islamic Republic of Iran's Day.
The leadership’s website announced the news on Tuesday.
It came in response to a request by Judiciary Chief
Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani.
According to Article 110 of the Constitution, the Supreme
Leader of Iran has the privilege to pardon or commute prison terms of inmates
upon recommendation by head of the Iranian Judiciary.