Leader pardons, commutes sentences of 1,166 convicts
Ayatollah Khamenei on Thursday agreed to a request by Iran's
Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani to pardon or reduce the
sentences of 1,166 eligible inmates convicted by courts of common pleas, the
Islamic Revolution tribunals, the Judicial Organization of the Armed Forces and
the State Discretionary Punishment Organization, on the occasion of Eid al-Adha
and Eid al-Ghadeer.
On September 1, Muslims in Iran and across the world celebrated Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice), which marks the climax of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
Shia Muslims across the world will celebrate the Eid al-Ghadeer, which marks the appointment of the first Shia Imam, Ali ibn Abi Talib (PBUH), by Islam’s most revered figure, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), as his successor, on Saturday September 9.
