The Islamic regime detained 130 people accused of rioting during January's protests and the war with Israel, Iranian media outlets reported on Sunday, citing the regime's Intelligence Ministry.
According to the reports by IRGC-linked Fars News and semi-official Tasnim News, four people were arrested for "terror-affiliated groups" that worked in espionage operations with Israel and the US.
Additionally, 126 people were detained by the regime over "sabotage operations and rioting" during the January protests in Iran.
Khamenei pardons 139 people sentenced to death
Also on Sunday, experts told The Jerusalem Post that the Islamic regime's supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, pardoned 139 people who were sentenced to death.
The Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA) reported that detainees convicted of security-related offenses, espionage, actions against Iran’s internal or external security, and crimes threatening public security were not eligible for the pardon.
Iran’s police chief, Ahmadreza Radan, claimed last month that the regime’s security forces had arrested over 6,500 individuals accused of espionage since the war started on February 28.
Many of those who demonstrated during the January economic protests and the 2022 Women, Life, Freedom protests were also convicted of national security offenses and would therefore likely not qualify for the amnesty.
Danielle Greyman-Kennard contributed to this report.