PANAPRESS
Panafrican News Agency
Moroccan King pardons 287 prisoners
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - King Mohamed VI of Morocco Friday granted amnesty to 287 prisoners as part of activities marking the 58th anniversary of the "Revolution of the King and the People", celebrated 20 August in Morocco, the justice ministry said.
Seven prisoners will be released immediately, while others will benefit from reduction of their sentences or penalties, the ministry said.
The Revolution of the King and the People commemorates the offensive launched by the national movement after the deportation to Madagascar on 20 August, 1953, of Sultan Mohamed V (grandfather of the incumbent King), by the French colonial authorities.
The Moroccan King regularly grants amnesty to detainees on the occasion of national and religious celebrations.
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Seven prisoners will be released immediately, while others will benefit from reduction of their sentences or penalties, the ministry said.
The Revolution of the King and the People commemorates the offensive launched by the national movement after the deportation to Madagascar on 20 August, 1953, of Sultan Mohamed V (grandfather of the incumbent King), by the French colonial authorities.
The Moroccan King regularly grants amnesty to detainees on the occasion of national and religious celebrations.
-0- PANA HBK/TBM/MSA/BOS 19Aug2011
