Pemberton, through his counsel, has filed a motion before the Olongapo City Regional Trial Court Branch 74 indicating his intention of availing of the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA). ADVERTISEMENTWith the motion, Justice Undersecretary and Department of Justice Spokesperson Markk Perete said: “The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has been asked by the court in [Olongapo] to submit a computation of his service of sentence. “The start of Pemberton’s detention for the purpose of determining his service of [the] sentence is among the issues that will have to be resolved by the court,” Perete said adding that the court has started hearing the motion filed by Pemberton’s counsel. However, last June 2, he withdrew his appeal which was granted by the high court. [ac]RELATED STORIES:Pemberton withdraws appeal at SC to review convictionSC allows Pemberton to withdraw conviction appealADVERTISEMENTRead NextEDITORS' PICKMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 25, 2020 13:18 UTC