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King Mohammed VI today pardoned 1,178 prisoners detained in Moroccan prisons, including a number of Rif protesters and PJD youth members.
The royal pardon extends to a number of Rif activists who have been detained following eight months of protests in the Al Hoceima region.
On the eve of the Throne Day, which will be celebrated on Sunday in Tangier, Morocco’s Ministry of the Royal Household announced that the Moroccan monarch had decided to grant a royal pardon to the Rif protesters, as well as to PJD youth members.
It is unclear whether Nasser zafzafi, leader of the protest movement, is among those who have been pardoned.
While the king pardoned four inmates completely from serving their remaining prison terms, he also commuted the sentences of 811 inmates who had their prison terms reduced.
One convict’s death penalty was commuted to life imprisonment, while the life sentences of 25 inmates were commuted to fixed prison terms.
[58 inmates have benefited from the pardon over imprisonment term or remaining prison term 22 others had both their prison sentences and fines dropped completely.
Seven prisoners had their prisons sentence commuted while their fines were kept. 180 inmates had both their prison terms and fines commuted.
