Pemberton flies home

Pemberton flies home

Convicted US Marine soldier Joseph Scott Pemberton left the country on Sunday after being granted absolute pardon by President Rodrigo Duterte.

Pemberton flew home at around 9 a.m. on board a military aircraft.

The US embassy noted that the Department of Justice authorized his release on Sept. 1. He was granted pardon on Sept. 7.

Pemberton, a member of the United States Marine, was convicted of killing transgender woman Jennifer Laude in 2014 in Olongapo City.

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