Throne Day: King pardons over 2,000 Convicts

King Mohammed VI has pardoned 2,052 convicts on the occasion of Throne Day, the Ministry of Justice announced indicating that the beneficiaries are either detained or serving a suspended sentence.

the Ministry of Justice unveiled the list of the beneficiaries of the royal pardon, which 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.