On Tuesday, the Iranian judicial authorities announced the release of about 1,200 detainees, in connection with the protests that took place in separate cities in the country, following the death of the young woman, Mahsa Amini, during her arrest with the morality police last September.
A spokesman for the judiciary, Masoud Staishi, said that an order was issued by the head of the judiciary to release about 1,200 detainees following the recent riots, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
He added that the release of detainees comes within the framework of the judiciary's vision to create an atmosphere of "calm, comfort and friendship among members of society."
He clarified that the release order does not include those who played the role of directing and leading the riots.
"The head of the judiciary confirmed that these releases do not mean condoning the actions of rioters, and do not mean that their files will not be decided," he added.
Stachy indicated that the judicial system will not tolerate those who disturb the order of society.
"According to the country's Security Council report, 200 citizens lost their lives in the recent riots," he said.
Earlier today, the Iranian judiciary sentenced to death 5 out of 16 people who are on trial for the killing of a member associated with the Revolutionary Guards during protests over the death of the young woman, Mahsa Amini.
Since last September 16, protests have been continuing across Iran in response to the death of Amini, 22, while she was being detained by the morality police concerned with monitoring women's dress code.
The incident sparked widespread public anger in the political and media circles in Iran, amid conflicting accounts of the causes of death.