Anonymous ID: 6b9df9 March 9, 2020, 9:42 a.m. No.8357701   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>7708 >>7744 >>7883

Tehran sends home 70,000 prisoners to mitigate coronavirus outbreak

 

Iranโ€™s top judge said around 70,000 people across the country have been granted temporary leave from prisons. The measure is meant to curb the spread of coronavirus infections in the struggling country.

 

Speaking to a judicial council on Monday, Chief Justice Ebrahim Raisi said Iranian courts have identified 70,000 people eligible for furlough, Tasnim News Agency reported. The number of vetted inmates announced last week was 52,000.

 

9 Mar, 2020 13:18

https://www.rt.com/news/482655-iran-prisoners-leave-coronavirus/