Tehran – Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Revolution, allocated 40 billion rials (approximately $44,000) to release prisoners’ crimes of unintended crimes during the Holy Month of Ramadan (starting March 2nd).
Every year, during the holy month of Ramadan, officials and benefactors hold gatherings to raise money to free prisoners of unintended crimes.
In March 2024, the leader allocated 20 billion rials (approximately $22,000) to release prisoners of unintended crimes.
Over 7,000 prisoners were released in nine months
In the first nine months of the current Iranian year (March 20 to December 20, 2024), a total of 7,706 prisoners of unintended crimes have been announced.
Of the total prisoners who were in prison for financial crimes, 7,282 were male and 424 were female, Mehr’s news agency reported.
Tehran, Fars and Isfahan had the highest number of involuntary crime prisoners, which filed 2,570, 1,295 and 1,186 cases respectively.
On the occasion of National Mother’s Day, which fell on December 22 this year, a total of 1,000 female prisoners across the country were announced for unintended crimes.
National Women’s Day (also known as Mother’s Day) coincides with the birth anniversary of Hazrat Fateme, daughter of the Holy Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).
More than 600 women are currently in jail for unintended crimes, the IRIB reported.
Over the past 30 years, benefactors have helped over 170,000 prisoners release prisoners of unintended crimes in the country.
In March 2023, heads of three government branches donated money to help release prisoners of unintended crimes.
The late President Ebrahim Raisi, Attorney General Golamhossein Moseni Ejay and Congress Speaker Mohammad Baika Karibahu have allocated a total of 8.6 billion rials (approximately $16,000) to the issue, the IRNA reported.
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