Monday, August 21, 2006

Moroccan King pardons 1556 people

It has been a tradition for Moroccan Kings to grant free pardon on the occasion of religious and national celebrations and feasts and this month King Mohammed VI granted free pardon to 1556 people on the occasion of the Revolution of the King and the People and the Youth days, celebrated on August 20 and 21, respectively.

On the eve of the Youth day, the sovereign pardoned 679 people, some in detention and others free and condemned by various courts of the kingdom,while on the eve of the 53rd commemoration of the Revolution of the King and the People Day, the Monarch granted free pardon to 877 persons.


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