King Mohammed VI granted free pardon to 617 people condemned by various courts of the Kingdom, on the occasion of Id Al Fitr, marking the end of the Holy month of Ramadan and to be celebrated in Morocco on Tuesday, this year.
Some of the pardoned prisoners have been in prison, while others were free. The pardons varied from the cancellation of the remaining imprisonment terms to the reduction of the prison time, as well as the commutation of life to limited time imprisonment.
The Sovereign also sent congratulation messages to Islamic heads of state on the occasion of the Id, that is celebrated in the world according to the Islamic calendar based on the lunar system.
King Mohammed VI underscored the mutual destiny of the Islamic peoples and the duty for Moslems to “secure the protection of their authentic identity” and to bolster their cooperation relations.
He affirmed Morocco's stance in favor of the just causes of the Arab nations, including Palestine, Iraq and the reconstruction of Lebanon, as well as national ones, particularly the country’s territorial integrity and national unity.
The religious celebration is to be observed on Tuesday in Morocco, according to a press release of the “Habous and Islamic Affairs” department, which stated that religious and government authorities did not spot the rise of the lunar crescent on Sunday, which makes the celebration fall on Tuesday.
The Islamic months are calculated according to the cyclic rise of the moon that occurs on the 29th or the 30th night of the month. The nations in the far East usually celebrate the Id a day earlier than the ones in the West due to the calculation system.
The View from Fez hopes you have a wonderful Id Al Fitr
Tags: Morocco Fes, Maghreb news
1 comment:
Yes - on all major holidays the King pardons a lot of people.
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