On the occasion of Youth Day, His Majesty King Mohammed VI has granted His pardon to 708 individuals convicted by various courts of the Kingdom, the Ministry of Justice announced in a statement.
The beneficiaries of the Royal Pardon who are currently in detention number 474 and are divided as follows:
– 28 inmates have benefited from full pardon over the remaining prison term or confinement.
– 442 inmates had their prison terms reduced.
– 4 inmates had their life sentences commuted to fixed-term sentences.
The beneficiaries of the Royal Pardon who are not in detention number 234 and are divided as follows:
– 31 individuals benefited from pardon over their prison term or its remainder.
– 11 individuals had their prison terms pardoned and their fines maintained.
– 183 individuals had their fines annulled.
– 9 individuals had both their prison terms pardoned and their fines annulled.
Royal pardon is customary in Morocco to mark national and religious holidays.