On 5 February 2023, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution agreed to the 24 January2023 proposal presented by the Chief of the Judiciary for the pardon andcommutation of sentences meted out to a significant number of convicts anddefendants arrested during the recent riots, and those convicted in Public Courts,Courts of Revolution, and the Judiciary Courts of the Armed Forces.In his letter to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Hujjat al-Islam wal-MuslimeenEje’i wrote: “In the recent unrest, a number of people, especially young ones,committed wrong behaviors and crimes due to the incitement and propaganda of theenemy. In addition to causing problems for themselves, they have also causedhardship for their families and relatives. Now that the schemes of the foreign enemiesand the anti-Revolution movements against the people have been unmasked, asignificant number of them are expressing regret and remorse and asking to beforgiven.”