King Mohamed VI of Morocco granted this Sunday a Royal pardon at 1,533 condemned31 of them for crimes of “extremism and terrorism”, on the occasion of the party of Aid al Fit (which marks the end of the month of fasting of the Ramadan), which is celebrated this Monday in the Maghreb country.
Those convicted of terrorism were pardoned, totally or partially. This, after “officially expressed its commitment to the sacred constants of the Nation and with national institutions, reviewed its ideological orientations and rejected extremism and terrorism“, According to a statement from the Ministry of Justice released by the Morquí news agency MAP.
Extremist prisoners undergo Deradicalization program ‘Mosalaha’ (reconciliation)which was launched years ago by the country and that seeks to convince them to review their ideas and reintegrate into society. The rest of the pardons are sentenced for different crimes, which are in prison and on probation, read in the Moroccan Ministry of Justice.
It is in total 1,203 inmates who are in prison and that They will benefit from a total or partial grace which consists of the pardon about what remains of the prison sentence for 20 inmates, reduction of the prison penalty for 1,178 and the reduction of perpetual penalty for five inmates. As for the 299 condemned in freedom, they will benefit from measures such as the switching of the conviction and pardon on the fine, among others.
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