President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to grant absolute pardon to US Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton drew mixed reactions from senators. | CMRamosINQ
Further, she said that it shows that the relations between Manila and Washington “are very deep and very cordial.”
Pemberton was convicted of killing transgender woman Jennifer Laude in 2014 but the Olongapo Regional Trial Court recently released an order allowing theAccording to the Olongapo court’s order, Pemberton was said to have already served the 10-year maximum of his penalty after taking into account the good conduct time allowances he accumulated while detained.Pangilinan’s fellow opposition lawmaker, Senator Risa Hontiveros, also slammed the absolute pardon Duterte granted to the American Marine.
Hontiveros said that instead of showing support for the Laude family, Duterte chose to “favor” Pemberton.However, Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senator Panfilo Lacson recognized the President’s exercise of power in granting the pardon to Pemberton. Lacson also noted that the US soldier could still visit the Philippines if he opts to do so in the future since “absolute pardon carries with it the extinction of criminal liability and full restoration of Pemberton’s civil rights.”
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