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On the occasion of the Revolution of the King and the People, King Mohammed VI granted his pardon to 550 people sentenced by the different Moroccan courts, said a statement by the ministry of Justice.
The detained beneficiaries of the pardon are 472 and are divided into:
- 195 inmates who benefited from pardon over their remaining prison terms.
- 275 prisoners who had their prison terms reduced.
- 2 inmates who had their prison sentences commuted from life imprisonment to fixed prison terms.
The free beneficiaries of the pardon are 78 and are divided into:
- 37 prisoners who benefited from pardon over their prison sentences or remaining prison terms.
- 3 inmates who benefited from pardon over their imprisonment terms while their fines were maintained.
- 38 people had their fines annulled.
Royal pardon is customary in Morocco to mark national and religious holidays.
