Iranians in Winnipeg say they don’t believe a claim from the head of Iran’s judiciary that thousands of people arrested in anti-government protests have been pardoned.
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.
The 22-year-old woman died in custody after she was detained by the country’s morality police, accused of not wearing her headscarf properly.
There was no immediate independent confirmation of the mass pardon, and some Winnipeggers with ties to Iran are skeptical.
Saeideh Mirzaei, a University of Manitoba
