Details of pardons and commutations of sentences for 1,526 convicts of general and revolutionary courts on the occasion of Nowruz, Eid al-Fitr and Islamic Republic Day

Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, agreed to the request of the Judiciary Presidency to pardon, commute and convert the sentences of 1,526 convicts of courts on the occasion of the ancient Nowruz, Eid al-Fitr and the 12th of Farvardin, Islamic Republic Day.

Explaining the details of this news, Ali Mozaffari, Deputy Chief Justice of the Judiciary, stated: In implementation of Article 11 of Article 110 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran and on the occasion of the ancient Nowruz 1404, Eid al-Fitr 1446, and 12th of Farvardin (Islamic Republic Day), requests for pardon and reduction of sentences for 1,526 convicts of the general and revolutionary courts, the Armed Forces Judicial Organization, and the State Penal Organization were sent by the Presidency of the Judiciary to the Supreme Leader, who agreed to these pardon proposals.

He added: Of these, 1,457 were convicted by the Revolutionary Court, 16 were convicted by the Armed Forces Judicial Organization, and 53 were convicted by the State Penal Organization.

The Deputy Chief Justice of the Judiciary stated: Among those pardoned, 46 were sentenced to death, whose sentences were confirmed and were in the process of being executed, and were subject to Islamic pardon and mercy, as well as the favor of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, and their sentences were converted to imprisonment.

He continued: The crime of these individuals (those sentenced to death) was mainly related to drug crimes.

Mozaffari emphasized: Of the total number of those recently pardoned, 13 were foreign nationals and 66 were women, who were subject to pardon and commutation of sentences.

He reminded: In total, the cases of 567 convicts will be closed with the Supreme Leader’s pardon and these individuals will be released, and 959 will also be subject to reduction or commutation of sentences.

Mozaffari continued by reporting on the review of 17,057 pardon requests by the Central Commission for Pardons and Pardons of the Judiciary in 1403 and said: Of these, 12,322 requests were proposed to the Supreme Leader by the Judiciary Presidency and were included in the Leader's pardon.

In explaining the process of reviewing pardon requests, he also stated: Pardon requests are first submitted to the provincial pardon and pardon commissions and, after provincial review and approval by the members of this commission, are sent to the Judicial Deputy of the Judiciary. These requests are then reviewed by the Central Commission for Pardons of the Judicial Deputy of the Judiciary and in a special commission that is formed weekly, and if the legal conditions are met, they are proposed to the Judiciary Presidency. After approval by the Judiciary Presidency, the aforementioned requests are sent to the Supreme Leader for final approval and with his approval, pardons and reductions in punishment will be considered in these cases.