The mugshot of U.S. soldier Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton is pictured behind the gate of the Department of Justice where a LGBTQ+ group protested against his early release, for killing Filipino transgender woman Jennifer Laude, in Manila, Philippines, September 3, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
MANILA (Reuters) - A U.S. Marine convicted of killing a transgender woman in the Philippines nearly six years ago will remain in prison while the victim's lawyer seeks to overturn a court ruling granting him an early release, a presidential spokesman said on Thursday.
On Wednesday, the Olongapo trial court has ordered the freeing of Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton, sent to prison in 2015 for killing Jennifer Laude, saying he was eligible for early release from a six- to 10-year sentence under the government's good behaviour programme.
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