Iranian convicts granted amnesty on occasion of Eid al-Ghadir

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei approved the proposal of Judiciary Chief Sadeq Amoli Larijani to grant amnesty to a number of convicts on the occasion of Eid al-Ghadir ( the day on which Imam Ali (AS) was appointed as successor to the Prophet Muhammad (S) ). According to website leader.ir, the Supreme Leader has agreed to grant amnesty or commute the sentences of 912 imprisoned convicts.