Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution has agreed with pardoning or commuting sentences of 1542 convicts ahead of Eid al-Fitr.

Hujjat-ul-Islam Golamhossein Mohseni-Eje'I, head of Iran's Judiciary had penned a letter to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution earlier this year to ask for pardoning and commuting the sentences of 1542 convicts on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

The convicts had met the terms and conditions of a commission in the judiciary tasked with examining the pardoning and reduction in jail terms for prisoners.

Monday has been declared the first day of Eid Al-Fir in Iran, according to the calendar.
 
Every year a number of convicts are pardoned on religious or national occasions including the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha and birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and his household, Ahlul Bayt (AS).