Eid Al Adha: Morocco’s King pardons nearly 1500 Inmates

King Mohammed VI has pardoned 1434 convicts on the eve of Eid Al Adha celebrated Thursday June 29 in the North African Kingdom.

A statement released Wednesday by the Ministry of Justice unveiled the list of the beneficiaries of the royal pardon. The list includes 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.

Some convicts benefited from pardon over their imprisonment terms but their fines were maintained. Other convicts saw their fines canceled, while others benefited from both a pardon over their prison terms and fines.

The King usually grants free pardon to inmates and convicts on religious and national holidays.