On the occasion of Eid Al Fitr, celebrated this Friday March 20 in Morocco, King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, granted pardon to 1,201 people, sentenced by the different Moroccan courts, the Justice Ministry said 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 includes 19 individuals who had been convicted in cases of extremism and terrorism.
The Royal pardon to these 19 detainees, convicted in cases of extremism and terrorism, came after they had officially expressed their commitment to the unwavering and sacred constants of the Nation and national institutions, revised their ideological orientations, and rejected extremism and terrorism, the Ministry of Justice said, noting that 4 inmates benefited from pardon over their remaining prison sentences, while 15 inmates had their prison terms reduced.
The list of the overall 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.
On the occasion of this religious holidays, King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, Prince Moulay Rachid and Prince Moulay Ahmed, performed Eid Al-Fitr prayer at the “Ahl Fez” mosque in Rabat.
The Monarch was greeted by heads of diplomatic missions of Islamic countries accredited in Morocco, who have extended their greetings and best wishes to the Sovereign.
After he returned to the Royal Palace, King Mohammed VI received the greetings from Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan and Prince Moulay Rachid.
The Monarch then received greetings from the Head of Government, the Speakers of the Parliament’s Two Houses, and the President-Delegate of the Supreme Council of the Judiciary Power, First President of the Court of Cassation, the President of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the King’s Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation, and the Presidents of the constitutional bodies, and several high-ranking civil and military figures.
