King Mohammed VI of Morocco issued a decree pardoning 708 individuals in celebration of Youth Day. These individuals include both detainees and those who are free, all previously sentenced by various Moroccan courts.
According to a statement from Morocco’s Ministry of Justice, on the occasion of Youth Day, King Mohammed VI ordered a pardon for a group of individuals, including both detainees and those in a state of release, who were sentenced by various Moroccan courts totaling 708 individuals.
The number of detainees benefiting from the pardon was 474. The remaining prison sentences were fully pardoned for 28 inmates, reduced for 442 inmates, and four life sentences were commuted to fixed-term imprisonment.
Out of those in a state of release, 234 individuals benefited from the pardons, with 31 having their remaining prison sentences pardoned, 11 had their prison sentences pardoned but were still required to pay fines, 183 were pardoned from fines, and 9 were pardoned from both prison sentences and fines.
Recently, the King pardoned 2,476 convicts on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of his reign. This group included jailed journalists who were controversially convicted, highlighting a gesture aimed at humanizing his administration’s approach to justice and reconciliation
