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Historically most societies have employed the death penalty in some measure. Today nearly all of Europe, most of Latin America, along with countries such as Australia, New Zealand, and Canada have abolished the death penalty from their practice and law. But some countries such as the US, Guatemala, and a lot of Asia and Africa retain it.

There are 69 states that still apply the death penalty and about 30 others who have it into their law. Current Position. In theory, Morocco keeps the death penalty for military and ordinary crimes; however, the death penalty has not been completed since 1993.

Article 16 of the Moroccan penal code allows capital punishment for murder, torture, armed robbery, arson, treason, desertion or an attempt on the king's lifetime. History. The last execution was completed from 1993 on the police commissioner head of general intellect, Mohammed Tabet. He was executed for using his position to rape countless and young girls. More recently, there was a guy sentenced to death for stabbing a foreign couple in their home in Rabat. On June 18th, 2007, a Moroccan appeals court upheld the death sentence. There are currently 131 people on death row, including 7 women.

However, the death penalty is still the constitutional prerogative of the king, as well as King Mohammed VI has not signed a death warrant because he became king at 1999. Royal Pardon. In Morocco, it's customary to mark national and religious holidays with a royal pardon of prisoners. In November 2005, King Mohammed VI awarded pardon and sentences to 10, 000 prisoners to mark Morocco's 50th anniversary of independence. More lately, the king pardoned 9, 000 prisoners to mark the birth of the daughter (February 28. Inmates on death row have seen their death reduced to life sentences during these pardons. In Support of Capital Punishment.

Many scholars of the Quran believe that it signifies the allowance for capital punishment. The major support for this position would be: "Take not life, that God has made sacred, except by way of law and justice. Thus does command you, so that you might find wisdom" (6: . Another indication that the Quaran affirms the use of capital punishment would be: "And we prescribe to them therein the for a lifetime, the eye to the eye, the to the nose, the ear to the ear, the for the tooth, and for consequences of retaliation.

However, whosoever forgives it (in the way of charity), it shall be expiation for him. Whosoever judges not by which God has revealed, such as wrongdoers" (5: . Crimes Punishable by Capital Punishment. According to Islamic law, there is an allowance to the death penalty in cases of intentional murder and Fasad fil ardh ("spreading mischief in the land"). This can be based on: ".If anyone kills a person -unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land -it would be as if he killed all individuals. And if anyone saves life, it would be as if he saved the life of all individuals" (5: . "Spreading mischief in the land" is generally understood to include crimes such as treason, apostacysuch as terrorism, piracy, rape, adultery, and homosexual behavior. The Quran does give an opportunity for the victim's loved ones to pardon the perpetrator and forgiveness in encouraged.

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