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September 16, 2020

Pardon of US marine sparks protest in Philippines

US marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton, who was convicted of killing a transgender woman in the Philippines in 2014, was deported on Sept. 13 after being pardoned by President Rodrigo Duterte.
Photos: Ted Aljibe/AFP

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