Here follows the statement:
“On the occasion of the first Commemoration of Unity Day this year, 1448 AH-2026, His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God perpetuate His glory, has granted His pardon to several individuals convicted by various courts of the Kingdom. These individuals number 907 and are divided as follows:
*The detained beneficiaries of the Royal Pardon are 613, divided into:
- 17 prisoners who benefited from pardon over the remainder of their prison or confinement terms.
- 595 prisoners who had their prison or confinement terms reduced.
- 1 prisoner who had their life sentence commuted to a fixed-term sentence.
*The free beneficiaries of the Royal Pardon are 294, divided into:
- 72 individuals who benefited from pardon over their prison sentences or remaining prison terms.
- 9 individuals who benefited from pardon over their prison terms with their fines maintained.
- 202 individuals who had their fines annulled.
- 11 individuals who had both their imprisonment terms and fines annulled."
Royal pardon is customary in Morocco to mark national and religious holidays.
