The Olongapo City Regional Trial Court (RTC) has ordered the
Philippine Commission on the Visiting Forces (PCFV) to submit the memorandum of
agreement (MOA) between the Philippines
and the United States of
America regarding the confinement of
convicted United States Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton.
The Olongapo City RTC Branch 74 has found Pemberton guilty
of homicide for the killing of Filipino transgender Jeffrey
"Jennifer" Laude on Oct. 11, 2014.
In a two-page order, Olongapo City RTC Branch 74 Presiding
Judge Roline M. Ginez Jabalde directed PCVF Executive Director Eduardo Oban Jr.
to submit to the court within a period of five days from Tuesday the MOA
entered into between the Philippines and the United States of America on the
confinement of accused Pemberton after conviction.
The RTC said that pending submission of the MOA and the
written agreement between the Philippines
and the United States of America ,
Pemberton is temporarily confined or detained to the Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP) Custodial Center at Camp
Aguinaldo , Quezon City under the supervision of the
Bureau of Corrections (BuCor).
Otherwise, the RTC added, the commitment order dated Dec. 1,
2015 shall be enforced.
The said commitment order stated that Pemberton should be
incarcerated at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City .
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=833619
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