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Moroccan king pardons 991 prisoners on Proclamation of Independence Day

By Xinhua
On 11 January 2023 at 02:42

RABAT, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) — Moroccan King Mohammed VI has pardoned 991 prisoners on the occasion of the Proclamation of Independence Day, the Ministry of Justice said in a statement on Wednesday.

A total of 696 inmates had their prison terms reduced, 10 were granted freedom and one had a death sentence lowered to a life sentence, according to the ministry statement.

The others who are not currently jailed had their prison terms or fines or both annulled.

The Proclamation of Independence Day is celebrated on Jan. 11 every year to commemorate Morocco’s proclamation of independence on Jan. 11, 1944.


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