On the occasion of the Throne Day, King Mohammed VI granted a royal pardon to 19,673 individuals, including both prisoners and those on probation, who had been sentenced by various courts across the kingdom.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Justice, 2,415 individuals benefited from the royal pardon, including 2,239 inmates within the prisons. The pardon included the complete remission of the remaining sentences for 16 inmates, a reduction of sentences for 2,218 inmates, and the commutation of life sentences to fixed terms for 5 inmates.
Additionally, 176 individuals who were on probation benefited from the pardon, categorized as follows: exemption from prison sentences or what remained of them for 40 individuals, exemption from prison sentences while maintaining the fines for 12 individuals, exemption from fines for 111 individuals, and exemption from both prison sentences and fines for 12 individuals, with one case benefiting from a pardon from fines and the remaining prison sentence.
In an exceptional move, the royal pardon was expanded to include an additional 17,258 individuals, selected based on precise criteria, in a humanitarian initiative that reflects the social and compassionate aspect of this gesture.
This exceptional group included individuals receiving pardon from the remaining prison sentences and fines for 17,121 inmates, the commutation of life sentences to fixed terms for 114 inmates, and the commutation of death sentences to life imprisonment for 23 inmates.
Thus, the total number of beneficiaries from the royal pardon on the occasion of this year’s Throne Day reaches 19,673 individuals.
