RABAT, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Moroccan King Mohammed VI has granted clemency to 2,097 prisoners on the occasion of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, according to a statement from the Moroccan Justice Ministry on Wednesday.
Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, was celebrated on Wednesday in Morocco.
Among the pardoned people, 18 were sentenced over convictions for terrorism and extremist crimes, the statement said, noting that they had participated in the government's rehabilitation program before the release.
In the pardon, one inmate had his death sentence commuted to life in prison, three saw their life imprisonment commuted to fixed prison terms, and 209 others were exempted from their remaining prison sentence, including one also having the fine annulled.
In addition, 1,884 people had their prison terms reduced or benefited from relief from prison terms and fines, with some having their fines entirely annulled. ■
