Up the river: Pemberton being escorted by police after arriving at Camp Aguinaldo after his conviction in this file photo. — AFP
THE Philippine president pardoned a US Marine in a surprise move that will free him from prison in the 2014 killing of a transgender Filipino woman that sparked anger in the former American colony.
President Rodrigo Duterte said he decided to pardon Lance Cpl Joseph Scott Pemberton because the Marine was not treated fairly after opponents blocked his early release for good conduct in detention.
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