The Iranian Community of Manitoba president said he knows a number of people who have been pardoned by Iran's government in the past and then re-arrested.
Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, Iran's chief justice, said Monday that more than 22,000 people have been pardoned after being arrested in the protests that swept Iran over the September death of Mahsa Amini, according to an Associated Press report.
There was no immediate independent confirmation of the mass pardon, and some Winnipeggers with ties to Iran are skeptical. The chief justice said a total of 82,656 prisoners and people facing charges had been pardoned, including 22,628 who were arrested amid the demonstrations. The pardoned demonstrators had not committed theft or violent crimes, he said, which may suggest the total number of people detained is even greater."Of course these are not real pardons," said Winnipeg's Mirzaei. "The real pardon is releasing all the prisoners.
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