Leader pardons prisoners

24 November, 2010 13:51

On the eve of Eid al-Ghadeer, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Aytollah Syed Ali Khamenei has agreed to pardon or ease the prison terms of some of those convicted by the Judiciary.

Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei granted on Wednesday a request made by Iran’s Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani to pardon 649 of the country’s prisoners.