Morocco's King pardons 2,052 people on the occasion of the Throne Day
Morocco celebrates theThrone Day on 30 July. An annual day commemorating the accession of Mohammed VI to the throne. The current Alawite monarch became king of Morocco in 1999, succeeding his father Hassan II, and this year marks the 24th anniversary of his appointment as Moroccan monarch.
Traditionally, during important celebrations and festivities, King Mohammed VI grants royal pardons to convicted persons as a measure of grace to show values of forgiveness and social integration.
The Throne Day serves to strengthen the ties between the monarchy and Moroccan citizens, and this pardon measure also helps to reinforce these ties.
On the occasion of the Throne Day in 2023, King Mohammed VI granted his pardon to 2,052 people, some of whom are in detention and others at liberty, convicted by the various courts of the Kingdom, as pointed out in an official statement from the Moroccan Ministry of Justice released by the official Moroccan news agency MAP.
The beneficiaries of the royal pardon who are in detention number 1,769, and are distributed as follows:
- Pardon on the remainder of the prison sentence or imprisonment for the benefit of 133 detainees.
- Reduction of the sentence of imprisonment or confinement for the benefit of 1,632 detainees.
- Commutation of the death penalty to life imprisonment for one detainee.
- Commutation of life imprisonment to a time-limited sentence for three detainees.
The beneficiaries of the royal pardon who are at liberty are 283 persons, distributed as follows:
- Pardon on the prison sentence or its remainder for the benefit of 80 persons.
- Pardon of the prison sentence with maintenance of the fine for the benefit of 14 persons.
- Pardon of a fine for the benefit of 180 persons.
- Pardon on prison sentence and fine for the benefit of 8 persons.
- Pardon on the fine and the remainder of the prison sentence for the benefit of one person.