Iran’s supreme chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Iran’s supreme chief will pardon or commute the jail sentences of 1,542 convicted prisoners in a gesture marking the tip of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, his web site mentioned Saturday.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “agreed to pardon or commute the sentences of 1,542 convicts” for the Eid al-Fitr vacation that marks the tip of the holy month, it mentioned.
The supreme chief routinely grants collective pardons on main non secular holidays, in coordination with the pinnacle of the judiciary.
Eid al-Fitr begins on Monday in Iran.
AFP