Iran pardons, commutes sentences for over 2,200+ convicts
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On major religious occasions, the Iranian leader routinely grants collective pardons in consultation with the head of the judiciary.
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Iranian leader Ali Khamenei
To commemorate two important Muslim feasts, Iranian leader Sayyed Ali Khamenei has pardoned or commuted the sentences of over 2,200 prisoners, including some on death row, according to official sources.
Khamenei "granted pardons or commuted the sentences of 2,272 convicts" for the Eid Al-Adha and Al-Ghadir Day religious holidays, which both fall this month.
On major religious occasions, the Iranian leader routinely grants collective pardons in consultation with the head of the judiciary.
According to the judiciary's website, Mizan Online, 43 of the prisoners were sentenced to death.
Muslims around the world celebrated Eid Al-Adha last week, which marked the end of the Hajj ritual (Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca).
See more: What is Eid al-Adha?
This year's Hajj, one of Islam's five pillars, drew 900,000 pilgrims to the holy site of Mecca.
Muslims on Monday will commemorate Al-Ghadir, a key religious holiday that takes its name from Ghadir-Khom in Saudi Arabia, where Prophet Mohammed named Imam Ali as his successor.
