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Leader pardons Iran prisoners

Iran Materials 4 April 2011 21:39 (UTC +04:00)

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has granted clemency or eased the sentences of some 160 prisoners convicted by Iran's Judiciary, Press TV reported.

The Leader on Monday agreed to a request by Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani to pardon some prisoners on the occasion of the Islamic Republic Day which falls on April 1 (Farvardin12).

April 1 marks the 32nd anniversary of a referendum in which Iranians voted for the establishment of the Islamic Republic following the collapse of Iran's monarchy in 1979.

Since then, the Iranians annually celebrate April 1 as the anniversary of the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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