Moroccan King Mohammed VI has pardoned 653 prisoners on the anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People, the Ministry of Justice said in a statement on Sunday.
Some of the inmates were granted freedom, some had their prison terms shortened, while others had their fines reduced or annulled, according to the statement.
The statement added that the King pardoned 16 prisoners convicted of extremism and terrorism.
It stated that eight of them will be freed, and one will have his fines cancelled and released.
The Ministry added that the remaining seven prisoners will have their sentences shortened.
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The Revolution of the King and the People celebrated in Morocco on Aug. 20 every year, commemorates the kingdom’s struggle for independence from colonial rule.
TheNewsZenith reports that France agreed to grant Morocco its independence on Nov. 5, 1955, and It restored Sultan Sidi Mohammed ben Yusef as sultan.
Morocco formally achieved its independence from France on March 2, 1956
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