“Correct me if I’m wrong, but ito ang tingin ko sa kaso: You have not treated Pemberton fairly. So ni-release ko. Pardon,” says President Rodrigo Duterte.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, September 7, defended his decision to grant United States Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton absolute pardon over his killing of Filipina transgender woman Jennifer Laude.
In a televised address on Monday, Duterte said the Philippines was"not fair" to the American soldier over its failure to accurately compute his Good Conduct Time Allowance under Philippine law. Reading the newspapers and listening to the radio, Duterte said he came to the conclusion that"it is not fair." Duterte then told Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea and Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra that"it's my decision to pardon."Correct me if I'm wrong, but ito ang tingin ko sa kaso: You have not treated Pemberton fairly. So ni-release ko. Pardon,Now sabi mo Duterte fair ka ba sa mga durugista? Ah, be cruel, be cruel.
Pemberton, an American soldier convicted of homicide, was earlier sentenced to 10 years in prison last December 2015 over the killing of Laude.
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