On the occasion of the 27th anniversary of Throne Day, King Mohammed VI granted a royal pardon to 1,788 people, including inmates and individuals serving sentences while at liberty, who had been convicted by courts across the Kingdom, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Justice.
The statement said that 1,679 beneficiaries were serving prison sentences. Among them, nine received a full pardon for the remainder of their prison terms, while 1,668 benefited from reduced sentences.
The royal pardon also included the commutation of one death sentence to life imprisonment, as well as the conversion of one life sentence into a fixed-term prison sentence.
Regarding beneficiaries who were not in custody, the number reached 109. Forty-one were pardoned from their prison sentences or the remaining part thereof, ten received a pardon from imprisonment while maintaining the financial fine, fifty-two were pardoned from paying fines, and six benefited from pardons covering both imprisonment and fines.
The royal pardon is part of the long-standing tradition observed on major national and religious occasions, particularly Throne Day, under which selected convicted individuals are granted clemency following a review of their cases in accordance with the applicable legal criteria.