{"id":63440,"date":"2015-10-22T10:24:22","date_gmt":"2015-10-22T14:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=63440"},"modified":"2025-01-08T07:18:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T12:18:17","slug":"various-groups-protest-against-pembertons-deportation-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/10\/22\/various-groups-protest-against-pembertons-deportation-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Various groups protest against Pemberton\u2019s deportation order"},"content":{"rendered":"
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US Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton mugshot (Photo courtesy of Olongapo City Police)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA \u2013 Various groups and members of the LGBT community yesterday protested against the Bureau of Immigration\u2019s (BI) deportation order on US Marine First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton who allegedly killed Filipino transgender Jeffrey \u201cJennifer\u201d Laude on October 2014.<\/p>\n

The groups condemned the deportation order which came ahead of a verdict on Pemberton\u2019s murder case. They also criticized that the issuance of the order was in connection with the anticipated visit of United States President Barack Obama to the Philippines next month.<\/p>\n

The BI, for their part, insisted that the deportation order was not influenced by Obama\u2019s impending visit for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting next month to be held in Manila.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbsolutely no connection to APEC visit. No relation to APEC. It has nothing to do with the arrival of President Obama,\u201d BI Commissioner Siegfred Mison said in a Philippine Star report.<\/p>\n

Deportation tantamount to freedom<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anakbayan-Metro Manila chapter chairperson Christian Lloyd Magsoy asserted that Pemberton\u2019s deportation order granted him freedom.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis deportation will result in granting his freedom despite admitting that he choked our fellow Filipino Jennifer Laude who has fallen victim over the unilateral Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA),\u201d Magsoy said in the same report.<\/p>\n

Pemberton was on furlough when he met Laude at a bar in Olongapo City. The two later on checked in a hotel which resulted to the killing of Laude.<\/p>\n

International complaint eyed<\/strong><\/p>\n

Should Pemberton be acquitted by the Philippine Courts, the legal counsel of the Laude family disclosed that they may consider filing an international criminal complaint against him then as they could no longer appeal to the local Court.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnly a guilty verdict can be appealed. An acquittal is unappealable. If he is acquitted, the deportation proceedings can proceed,\u201d Laude lawyer Virgie Suarez said in an ABS-CBN report.<\/p>\n

\u201cI cannot discuss it yet\u2026 But yes, there is still a way how to run after Pemberton.<\/p>\n

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That would mean an international case, complaint,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

The Olangapo Regional Trial Court (RTC) branch handling Laude\u2019s murder case has only until this year to meet the prescriptive period under the VFA.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will be informed if the Court will be able to resolve it earlier than December 14\u2026 If he is considered not guilty, he can be immediately deported,\u201d Suarez said.<\/p>\n

Backstory:\u00a0BI issues deportation order against Pemberton<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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