RABAT, July 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — To celebrate the 26th anniversary of his reign, Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has pardoned 19,673 convicts sentenced by various Moroccan courts, the Ministry of Justice said in a press release on Tuesday.
Of those pardoned, 2,415 were the subject of the traditional Throne Day royal clemency. This group includes 2,239 people currently in prison and 176 individuals who have been sentenced but are not incarcerated.
The pardons range from full sentence remissions to reductions in prison terms and fines. Five prisoners had their life sentences commuted to fixed-term prison terms.
An additional 17,258 inmates were granted clemency based on defined humanitarian and legal criteria.
This larger group includes 17,121 individuals receiving partial sentence reductions or fine waivers, 114 whose life sentences were commuted to fixed terms, and 23 death row inmates who had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment.
The initiative reflects what the Ministry called the King’s “high solicitude” for this group, highlighting the Throne Day pardon as both a constitutional right and an act of mercy that reflects Morocco’s tradition of clemency under the monarchy.
The royal pardon is a deeply symbolic feature of Moroccan public life, often used to celebrate national occasions such as Throne Day and Eid. — NNN-AGENCIES
