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Rabat – Celebrating the commemoration of Morocco’s Revolution of the King and the People, King Mohammed VI has ordered a royal pardon for 542 convicts.
Morocco’s Ministry of Justice announced on Friday in a press release that the list of beneficiaries of the royal pardon includes convicts in detention and on provisional release.
The list includes 433 detainees and 109 convicts with a provisional release.
Of the 433 detainees, 12 inmates received sentence cancellation and 419 prisoners benefitted from sentence reduction.
King Mohammed VI also granted clemency to two prisoners currently serving life sentences, meaning that they will now serve fixed sentences.
Of the 109 convicts on provisional release, the royal pardon canceled the sentences of 37 people, fine payment for 63 people, and both the fine payment and prison sentences for 5 individuals. Meanwhile, four convicts were exonerated from prison time but remain obligated to pay their fines.
Commemorated on August 20, the Moroccan revolution of the King and the People celebrates the national anti-colonial struggle to end the French Protectorate in Morocco.
The date also refers to the forced exile of King Mohammed V that lasted from August 20, 1953 to November 16, 1955. The French move triggered nationwide uprisings which called for the return of the late King and the immediate liberation of the country. It represented the beginning of the end as Morocco officially gained its independence in 1956.
In the spirit of liberation, King Mohammed VI has carried out today the tradition of royal pardon which often takes place during national and religious holidays.
On July 30, King Mohammed VI pardoned 1760 convicts in commemoration of Throne Day.
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