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Rabat – King Mohammed VI granted a royal pardon to 1518 inmates on the occasion of Eid Al Fitr, according to a statement from the Ministry of Justice.
In its statement, the ministry explained that the monarch “granted His grace to a group of people sentenced by different courts in the Kingdom.”
Of the inmates benefiting from the royal pardon, 1270 are serving a prison sentence, the statement indicates adding that 411 of the prisoners were pardoned from serving the remainder of their prison sentence.
Under the royal pardon, 858 prisoners saw their prison sentences reduced, and one prisoner went from having to serve a life sentence to a determined one.
The royal pardon was further extended to 231 convicts under provisional release, with 61 of them being released from serving the rest of their prison sentence.
Another 8 convicts were released from having to serve prison time but they still have to pay a fine, while 156 more were released from paying a fine.
The statement further specifies that 4 convicts were relieved from both serving a prison sentence and paying a fine. 2 more convicts were relieved from serving the rest of a prison sentence and paying fines.
King Mohammed VI also granted his pardon to 17 inmates detained on charges of extremism and terrorism who have proved they have benefited from rehabilitation programs.
Of the detainees in this category, 5 prisoners were relieved from serving the rest of their prison sentence, while 5 were released and relieved from paying fines.
Another 6 inmates were released from custodial sentences, and one was relieved from paying a fine.
Royal pardons are a long-standing tradition in Morocco, granted during religious, national, and historical celebrations. Typically, hundreds of inmates are granted clemency during these events.
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