On the occasion of Throne Day, celebrating this year the 27th anniversary of his enthronement, King Mohammed VI has granted pardon to 1,788 people sentenced by different Moroccan courts, the Justice Ministry said in a statement released Wednesday.
The Ministry of Justice unveiled the list of the beneficiaries of the royal pardon, who are either detained or serving a suspended sentence.
The beneficiaries of the royal pardon include inmates who were granted pardon over their remaining jail terms, and convicts who had their prison terms reduced. One prisoner saw his sentence commuted from life imprisonment to fixed jail terms, while a death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment for another inmate.
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.
