Rabat, 29/06/2023 (MAP) – On the occasion of Eid Al-Adha, HM King Mohammed VI has granted His pardon to 1434 people sentenced by the different Moroccan courts, said a statement from the Ministry of Justice.
The detained beneficiaries of the pardon are 1189 and are divided into:
– 171 inmates who benefited from pardon over their remaining prison terms;
– 1,012 prisoners who had their prison terms reduced;
– 6 inmates who had their prison sentences commuted from life imprisonment to fixed prison terms.
The free beneficiaries of the pardon are 245 and are divided into:
– 86 people who benefited from pardon over their prison sentences or remaining prison terms.
– 19 people who benefited from pardon over their imprisonment terms while their fines were maintained.
– 136 people had their fines annulled.
– 3 individuals had both their imprisonment terms and fines annulled.
– 1 individual had their fine and remaining prison term annulled.
Royal pardon is customary in Morocco to mark national and religious holidays.
