Leader Of Islamic Ummah And Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei pardons or commutes prison terms of 1,218 inmates

On the auspicious occasion of Eid al-Fitr marking end of holy month of Ramadan, Leader Of Islamic Ummah And Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei on Sunday pardoned and commuted prison terms of 1,218 inmates.

The amnesty was requested by head of the Judiciary Ayatollah Amoli Larijani and was approved by the Supreme Leader.

The inmates have been convicted by the public, the Islamic Revolution’s courts and the courts of the armed forces.

IRNA reporter for justice affairs said that the amnesty included 100 prisoners sentenced by the courts over involvement in 2009 post-presidential election controversy.