Morocco's King Mohammed VI has granted pardon to 1,111 inmates, condemned to various sentences, on the occasion of Aid Fitr, which was celebrated Friday in Morocco, MAP reported.
Total pardon was granted to 280 persons, while 696 others saw their prison sentence reduced. Five inmates serving life prison terms had their sentence cut down to a determined prison term, the report added. The other detainees have benefited of various measures reducing their sentences or annulling the payment of their fines.