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The Philippine government, through its Department of Justice (DOJ), will file its own motion for reconsideration next week on the early release of U.S. Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton, raising new questions about the controversial time allocation law. for good conduct (GCTA).
“The Justice Department will present its own motion for reconsideration next week,” Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra told reporters on Friday, September 4, but did not elaborate on the content of his appeal.
Will the Justice Department just dispute the calculation and stick to the original count from the Bureau of Correction (BuCor), or will it argue for the qualification of a U.S. soldier to take advantage of the GCTA?
“I cannot answer your questions publicly. These issues are sub judice and are the very subject of ongoing legal proceedings,” Guevarra said.
With the DOJ joining the forefront, questions arise about when criminal liability expires and whether a convict’s GCTA can be appealed in the first place.
