Rabat - His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist Him, has kindly granted His Pardon, on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha, to 1,484 people sentenced by various Moroccan courts, the Ministry of Justice said in a statement. * The detained beneficiaries of the pardon are 1209 and are divided into: - 114 inmates who benefited from pardon over their remaining prison terms; - 1,094 prisoners who had their prison terms reduced; - 01 inmate who had his prison sentences commuted from life imprisonment to fixed prison terms. * The free beneficiaries of the pardon are 275 and are divided into: - 69 people who benefited from pardon over their prison sentences or remaining prison terms. - 06 people who benefited from pardon over their imprisonment terms while their fines were maintained. - 189 people had their fines annulled. - 09 individuals had both their imprisonment terms and fines annulled. - 02 individuals had their fine and remaining prison term annulled. Royal pardon is customary in Morocco to mark nation al and religious holidays. Source: Agence Marocaine De Presse
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