On the occasion of Youth Day, celebrated this Friday July 21, King Mohammed VI has granted pardon to 667 individuals convicted by various courts across the Kingdom, the Ministry of Justice announced in a statement.
The Ministry of Justice unveiled the list of the beneficiaries of the royal pardon, who are either detained or serving a suspended sentence.
The list of the beneficiaries of the royal pardon also includes 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.
