A first in Iran… Khamenei amnesty

According to the official agency of the country, IRNA, the leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, accepted the proposal of the head of the Judiciary, Gulam Hussein Muhsin Ejei, for amnesty and reduced sentence on the occasion of the 44th anniversary of the revolution.

Pursuant to the amnesty offer accepted by Khamenei, unlike previous large-scale amnesties, the last of which was on February 22, 2019, defendants in the trial phase will also benefit from amnesty and sentencing. reduced for the first time.

As part of the amnesty, which will also benefit those who are tried or sentenced for the Mahsa Emini demonstrations, tens of thousands of people convicted of various crimes will be released or their sentences will be reduced, taking into account their sentences.

Those who shout anti-Khamenei slogans, write articles or make such posts on social media will also be included in the amnesty.

Those convicted of crimes such as “espionage for foreigners, direct contact with foreign intelligence services, commission of war crimes, homicide or deliberate wounding, destruction and burning of military or public installations, belonging to subversive groups” and those with more than two criminal records penalties will not be able to benefit from the amnesty.

The number of people who will benefit from the amnesty will be clarified after the evaluation of the judicial authorities.

SHOWS IN IRAN

Mahsa Emini, 22, died on September 16, 2022 in Tehran, the capital of Iran, after being detained by Irshad patrols, known as the “morality police”, and taken to hospital after falling ill.

Demonstrations that began on September 17, 2022 in Sakkız, her hometown after Emini’s death, spread across the country and turned into anti-government protests.

More than 10,000 people were detained in demonstrations that lasted for months across the country.

More than 1,000 people were put on trial due to the protests, while 4 people were executed.

The Norway-based Iranian Organization for Human Rights (IHR), in its report released on January 9, claimed that 481 protesters were killed as a result of security forces intervention in the demonstrations that began after Emini’s death. . (AA)