King Mohammed VI has pardoned 19,673 convicts on the occasion of Throne Day,celebrated on July 30 in Morocco,the ministry of Justice announced Tuesday in a press release.
The list of the beneficiaries of the royal pardon includes inmates who were granted a pardon over their remaining jail terms,convicts who had their prison terms reduced,and prisoners who saw their sentences commuted from life imprisonment to fixed jail terms.
Some convicts benefited from pardon over their prison terms while their fines were maintained,others had their fines annulled,while some inmates benefited from both a pardon over their prison terms and fines.
The King usually grants free pardon to inmates and convicts on religious and national holidays.
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