S. Leader Pardons Several Iranian Prisoners

Tehran, Oct 11, IRNA - Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has pardoned and commuted prison terms of 1,256 inmates on the occasion of Eid ul-Adha and Eid ul-Ghadir. The decision, announced on Saturday, was in response to a request by Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani. According to Article 110 of the Constitution, the Supreme Leader has the authority to pardon or commute prison terms of convicts upon a recommendation from the head of the Judiciary./end