Iran's supreme leader grants clemency to 2,000 convicts

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has agreed to pardon or commute the sentences of more than 2,000 convicts on the occasion of religious holidays, the Mizan news agency of the Iranian judiciary reported on Friday, reported Xinhua.

The clemency was granted to mark two major religious holidays of Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Ghadir at the request of Iran's Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei, who submitted a list of those eligible for receiving it, the report said.

It does not apply to individuals convicted of security crimes, espionage, actions against the country's internal and external security, and individuals who have threatened the society's public security, Mizan quoted Iran's Deputy Judiciary Chief Ali Mozaffari as saying.

Iran's supreme leader regularly grants clemency to prisoners on special occasions as per a right given to him by the country's constitution.