The move was made on the occasion of Mab'ath, the anniversary of the appointment of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) to prophethood.
Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadiq Amoli Larijani in a letter to Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei had proposed pardoning and commuting jail terms of 593 convicts.
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