Read< 1minuteDemonstrators, including prominent activists and journalists, demonstrate in front of Parliament in Rabat, Morocco, Wednesday Oct. 2, 2019. Several dozens of Moroccan activists and journalists protested for the release of jailed journalist Haja Raissouni on Wednesday, warning that the one year prison term handed to her last Monday threatens condition of women and civil rights in the country. (AP Photo/Nadine Achoui-Lesage )
Moroccan King Mohammed VI granted pardon to 673 prisoners on the occasion of the Youth Day which is observed on Friday, said a statement from the Ministry of Justice.
A total of 298 inmates had their prison terms reduced, said the statement, adding that 220 others were granted freedom and four were commuted from life imprisonment to fixed prison terms.
The other pardoned prisoners had their prison terms reduced or fines canceled.
The Youth Day is celebrated on the king’s birthday, Aug. 21.
