On Youth Day, King Mohammed VI granted a royal pardon to 708 individuals convicted by various Moroccan courts, the Ministry of Justice announced. Of the beneficiaries, 474 were currently incarcerated: 28 inmates received full pardons. 442 inmates had their prison sentences reduced. 4 inmates had their life sentences commuted to fixed-term sentences. The remaining 234 beneficiaries were not in detention: 31 individuals had their prison terms or remaining terms pardoned. 11 individuals had their prison terms pardoned but their fines remained. 183 individuals had their fines annulled. 9 individuals had both their prison terms and fines pardoned. Royal pardons are a tradition in Morocco on national and religious holidays.
