Philippines deports US marine after he was pardoned for transgender killing
Joseph Scott Pemberton is escorted by immigration officers and US personnel as he arrives at the airport in Manila - AFP/ A US marine convicted of killing a transgender woman in the Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton was halfway through his maximum 10-year prison term for when Mr Duterte this week unexpectedly ordered his release, drawing condemnation from rights groups. Escorted by US military personnel, the 25-year-old boarded a US military plane at Manila airport, the Philippine Bureau of Immigration said. "Pemberton wishes to express ...
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