Leader Grants Clemency to over 2,000 Iranian Inmates on Occasion of Eid
Ayatollah Khamenei agreed on Saturday 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.
The amnesty was granted in honor of the Iranian New Year and Eid al-Fitr.
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.
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.
Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, will be celebrated in Iran either on Wednesday or Thursday, April 10 or 11, depending on the sighting of the new moon.
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The holiday celebrates the conclusion of 29 or 30 days of fasting from dawn to sunset.
The first day of the month of Shawwal on the lunar calendar is called Eid al-Fitr, which is marked when the first crescent of the new moon is sighted.
In many Muslim countries, including Iran, moon-sighting committees are set up to confirm the start of the month of Shawwal.
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