Eid Al Mawlid Annabawi : King Mohammed VI grants pardon to over 600 convicted individuals

On the occasion of Eid Al Mawlid Annabawi, commemorated in Morocco this Monday Sept.16, corresponding to Rabii Al Awal 12 (Hegira calendar), King Mohammed VI has granted pardon to 638 individuals convicted by various courts of the Kingdom, the Ministry of Justice announced in a statement.

The Ministry of Justice, which unveiled the list of the beneficiaries of the royal pardon, said these include inmates who were granted 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.