[Iran] - 1,000 female detainees freed to mark Mother's Day

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN On the occasion of National Mothers Day, which fell on December 22 this year, an overall of 1,000 female prisoners of unintentional
criminal offenses were launched throughout the country.National Womans Day (also called Mothers Day), coincides with the birth anniversary
of Hazrat Fatemeh, the child of the holy prophet Mohammad (PBUH)
Presently, there are over 600 ladies put behind bars for unintentional criminal offenses, IRIB reported.In the very first six months of the
existing Iranian year (which started on March 21, 2023), 4,224 detainees of uncontrolled criminal offenses were launched from prisons.Of the
overall released detainees, 4,032 were male and 192 were female, IRNA reported.The prisoners had an overall financial obligation of 56
thousand billion rials (about $103 million)
On January 5, with the involvement of altruists and good-hearted individuals, an overall of 2,548 prisoners of unintentional criminal
activities were released from prisons nationwide, ISNA reported.Governmental supportIn March 2023, heads of the three branches of the
government contributed sums of cash to help launch prisoners of unintentional crimes.Late President Ebrahim Raisi, Judiciary Chief
Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei, and Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf assigned an overall of 8.6 billion rials (about $16,000) for the
concern, IRNA reported.As an annual custom, benefactors come together in an event to raise funds for launching prisoners of unintentional
criminal offenses throughout the holy month of Ramadan, according to the Blood Money Organization.Previously, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the
Leader of the Islamic Revolution, allocated 15 billion rials (some $27.7) for releasing detainees of unintentional crimes.Asadollah Joulaei,
the head of the Blood Money Organization, said on March 26, 2023, that a total of 6,875 detainees of unintended crimes have been launched
over the past 12 months, Mehr reported.Freeing detainees of involuntary criminal offenses is carried out in 3 ways
The very first method is giving prisoners leave and the 2nd method is supplying a number of them with loans to be paid inside the prison.The
3rd way of help is the release of unintentional convicts by paying their debt.The Blood Money Organization was established in 1990
Since then, more than 160,000 prisoners of unintentional criminal activities who had debts have been freed.On March 6, 2023, Mohseni-Ejei
stated the Leader had pardoned a large number of prisoners.He likewise said that over 80,000 detainees have gotten pardons as a result of
the order issued by Ayatollah Khamenei.The leading judge worried that thousands who had been apprehended throughout recent disruptions in
the country were offered amnesty.He included that the variety of pardon cases might approach 90,000
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