Yesterday King Mohammed VI granted pardon to 604 prisoners to mark the commemoration of the Independence Manifesto Day.According to a Justice Ministry communiqué, total pardon was granted to 44 prisoners over their remaining prison term. A reduction of imprisonment term was granted to 503 prisoners and commuting of life imprisonment to time term to 18 prisoners and a total pardon over the prison term or its remaining time to 18 inmates.
The royal pardon also concerned writing off monetary fines to 19 individuals, total pardon of the imprisonment term and writing off the fine to 2 more.
It has long been a Moroccan tradition that the King grants free pardon to inmates on the occasion of national and religious days.
Morocco has been celebrating the 63rd anniversary of the presentation of the Independence Manifesto on 11 January 1944 - a key date in the struggle for independence and a turning point in the national struggle against the French colonization. The national struggle against the French occupation started with the announcement of the protectorate in 1912. The publication of the Berber Dahir in 1930 marked the beginning of the political struggle in parallel with the armed fight.
In 1943, late king Mohammed V called for the independence of Morocco in the Anfa conference, held in Casablanca. After intensified contacts with the Royal palace and leaders of the liberation movement, came the initiative of the late Moroccan sovereign to present the independence manifesto to the occupation forces.
The French occupation decided to exile king Mohammed V and the royal family in 1953 which marked the start of new battles that went on until the gaining of independence.
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