Rabat – With the advent of the blessed Eid Al Adha, HM King Mohammed VI has granted pardon to 698 persons who were convicted by different courts across the Kingdom, the Ministry of Justice and Liberties said in a statement.
Rabat – With the advent of the blessed Eid Al Adha, HM King Mohammed VI has granted pardon to 698 persons who were convicted by different courts across the Kingdom, the Ministry of Justice and Liberties said in a statement.
The detained beneficiaries of the pardon are 526:
– 3 inmates benefited from the pardon over their remaining prison term.
– 504 inmates had their prison terms reduced.
– 2 inmates had their capital punishment commuted to life imprisonment
– 17 inmates had their prison sentences commuted from life imprisonment to fixed prison terms.
The free beneficiaries of the pardon are 172:
– 29 inmates benefited from pardon over their imprisonment term or remaining prison term.
– 5 inmates had their prison sentences dropped and fines maintained.
– 6 inmates benefited from pardon over their prison terms and fines
– 132 inmates had their fines annulled.
Pardon is granted to a number of prisoners by the Sovereign on the occasion of religious and major national celebrations, notably at Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha (lamb sacrifice).
With MAP