Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has granted clemency or eased the sentences of a number of convicts.
The Leader on Tuesday agreed to a request by Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani to pardon some convicts on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Imam Ali (PBUH), the first Shia Imam.
This year, Imam Ali’s birthday anniversary in Iran fell on May 2.