The mother of slain Filipino transgender woman Jennifer Laude says she was devastated by President Rodrigo Duterte’s grant of absolute pardon to U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton, her child's convicted killer.
, a privilege given to detainees who exhibit exemplary behavior in prison.
The Laude family, however, questioned the basis for Pemberton's good behavior since he has been all alone in his detention cell in Camp Aguinaldo, headquarters of the Armed Forces, in line with the Visiting Forces Agreement. Still, Duterte said it was unfair to keep Pemberton detained pending court resolution and that he should be given"the good character presumption."Ayos lang sana kung hindi siya nagbigay ng absolute pardon, para kahit papaano ay may laban naman kamiafter less than six years in jail for Laude’s slay. The Court of Appeals initially sentenced Pemberton up to 12 years of imprisonment for homicide, but this was later reduced to a maximum of 10 years.
The high-profile case raised emotions in the country from members and supporters of the LGBTQI community and from groups that criticize the perceived special treatment extended to American servicemen.
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