Throne Day: Morocco’s King Pardons Nearly 1,770 Inmates

King Mohammed VI has pardoned 1,769 convicts on the eve of the Throne Day celebrated on July 30 in the North African Kingdom. This year’s Throne Day marks the 23rd Anniversary of the accession of King Mohammed VI to the Throne.

A press release issued by the Ministry of Justice says the beneficiaries of the royal pardon include inmates who were granted a pardon over their remaining jail terms, convicts who had their prison terms reduced and prisoners who saw their sentences commuted from life imprisonment to fixed jail terms.

Convicts on temporary release also benefited from royal pardon. Some of these benefited from a pardon over their prison sentences or remaining prison terms. Others benefited from a pardon over their imprisonment terms but their fines were maintained.

Some prisoners saw their fines canceled, while others benefited from both a pardon over their prison terms and fines.
The King usually grants pardons to inmates and convicts on religious and national celebrations.