Iran
Khamenei Pardons 80,000 Prisoners – Just a Distraction?
Shortly before the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced that he would pardon 80,000 people. Critics see this as a diversionary maneuver by the leadership.
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Iran’s religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has pardoned more than 80,000 prisoners, according to state media. Among the pardoned are said to be numerous people who were imprisoned during the recent wave of protests.
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The pardons were subject to strict conditions. Murder, damage, or arson to government or military facilities preclude clemency.
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The pardons are a red herring after political and clerical leadership came under pressure, critics said. They also complained that an indictment had to be available for a pardon.
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Iranian religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has pardoned more than 80,000 prisoners.
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The pardons were announced in February, just before the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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Critics see these penalties as a diversionary maneuver by the Iranian leadership.
Wave of Liberation in Iran: The Religious Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has pardoned more than 80,000 prisoners. This was reported by the state news agency IRNA on Monday, citing Justice Chief Gholam-Hussein Mohseni-Ejehei.
The pardons were announced in February, just before the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Similar penalties were repeated around the anniversary. Among the pardoned, numerous within the framework of the people imprisoned during the recent wave of protests be. The numbers cannot be verified.
Reduced sentences as a diversionary maneuver
The pardons were subject to strict conditions. Among other things, no prisoners who are accused of espionage will be forgiven. Murder, damage or arson to government or military facilities also rule out clemency.
The penalties are one diversionary tactics, after political and spiritual leadership came under pressure, critics said. They also complained that an indictment had to be available for a pardon. If this is not the case, the detainees would have to incriminate themselves, criticized human rights activists.
The latest wave of protests in the fall plunged Iran’s leadership into the worst crisis in decades. The trigger was the death of the Iranian Kurd Jina Mahsa Amini in police custody. The 22-year-old was arrested about six months ago for violating Islamic dress codes. More than 500 demonstrators were killed during the protests, and around 20,000 were imprisoned according to estimates by human rights activists.
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