A United States Marine convicted of killing a transgender woman in the Philippines in 2014 has been granted an 'absolute pardon' by President Rodrigo Duterte
A United States Marine convicted of killing a transgender woman in the Philippines in 2014 has been granted an"absolute pardon" by President Rodrigo Duterte in a case that sparked outrage over alleged preferential treatment given to American military personnel on assignment in the country.
Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton has served about six years of the 10-year sentence he was given in 2015 for killing Jennifer Laude, a 26-year-old transgender woman, in a motel room in 2014.Duterte's action was announced by Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin Jr. on Monday and confirmed by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque in a report by the state-run Philippine News Agency .
— Teddy Locsin Jr. September 7, 2020 Pemberton's lawyer, Rowena Flores, said Duterte's decision was not something her client sought and that she first learned of it from the media."I thank our President for his pardon. I think with this development, justice is served and that the laws were followed," she told CNN Philippines.
2015: US Marine found guilty of killing transgender woman 00:51He was in the Philippines for military exercises being conducted under the Visiting Forces Agreement . Signed in 1988, it gives US military aircraft and vessels free entry into the Philippines and relaxes visa restrictions for US military personnel. But it gives the Philippines primary jurisdiction over US military personnel accused of crimes in the country, unless those crimes involve other US troops.
Rare footage shows US patrol of South China Sea 02:56On July 12, the Philippines for the first time formally recognized a 2016 ruling by the United Nations Permanent Court of Arbitration siding with Manila and against Beijing over China's claims on contested islands in the South China Sea.Two days later, Washington announced a formal rejection of"most" of China's maritime claims in the South China Sea.
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