Morocco’s King Mohammed VI pardoned 2,097 convicted criminals on Eid Al Fitr, the holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
The Ministry of Justice announced that the beneficiaries are either in prison or are serving suspended sentences.
Those who are detained number 1,809, including 131 inmates who are being pardoned from serving their remaining prison sentences, 1,674 prisoners who are having their prison sentences reduced. Three inmates are having their life sentences commuted to a fixed prison term, and one person is being granted a life sentence instead of the death penalty.
Those with suspended sentences number 270, including 67 persons whose prison terms are being pardoned, 13 people whose prison terms are pardoned while still having to pay their fines, 179 people with their fines annulled, while 11 others having both their prison terms and fines annulled.
18 Inmates convicted on terrorism and extremism charges also received a royal pardon after renouncing their ideologies and affirming their allegiance to the Nation’s immutable values. Ten received pardon over their remaining prison sentences, one benefited from a pardon on his prison term and fine, and seven had their prison terms reduced.