Nothing objectionable in Duterte pardon for Pemberton – DOJ chief

— The impending release of US Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton may have raised emotions in the country, but there was nothing objectionable about it, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Tuesday.

Guevarra said,"I do not see anything really very objectionable about his reason for granting Pemberton that absolute pardon." The Laude camp, along with some law experts questioned the basis for Pemberton's good behavior when he has been staying “solo and comfortably” in a special detention facility – a far cry from the country's overcrowded jails. In line with the Visiting Forces Agreement with the US, Pemberton has been detained in Camp Aguinaldo, the headquarters of the Armed Forces in Quezon City, instead of the New Bilibid Prison.

Law Law Latest News, Law Law Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Laude kin on Duterte pardon to Pemberton: ‘Injustice to Filipinos’OLONGAPO CITY—The lawyer of the family of a Filipino transgender killed by an American soldier lambasted the absolute pardon that President Rodrigo Duterte granted the convicted US Marine, calling
Source: cebudailynews - 🏆 8. / 71 Read more »