TEHRAN (Dispatches) -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has pardoned 3,552 prisoners, according to media reports.
The report by judiciary website Mizanonline.com said the pardoned included 32 prisoners being held on "security" charges and who were mainly university students and journalists. The announcement came following the Islamic holiday marking Prophet Muhammad (SAWA)’s birthday. The pardons were requested by Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi, the head of the Iranian judiciary.