Iran's judiciary spokesman announced that 139 death-row convicts have been included in the latest wave of pardons approved by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. He stressed that those convicted of security offenses and participants in recent protests were excluded from the clemency from the outset, according to the judiciary's spokesperson.
Iran's judiciary spokesman announced Sunday that 139 prisoners sentenced to death were granted clemency in a new wave of pardons approved by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The spokesman framed the move as an act of "Islamic mercy" in contrast to many countries that avoid pardons during wartime and crisis. However, he explicitly excluded those convicted of security offenses and participants in the recent protest movement, saying they were disqualified from the clemency from the start.
The pardons apply only to non-security convicts on death row, according to the official statement. No information was provided on which specific categories of offenses were covered, or on the number of security convicts who remain on death row. The exclusion of protesters aligns with the regime's ongoing crackdown on dissent following the 2022-23 protests.
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