Joseph Scott Pemberton, a suspect in the killing of Jeffrey “Jennifer” Laude, was detained in Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Wednesday, but the US Embassy maintained that the US keeps custody of the US Marine.

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gregorio Pio Catapang, however, said Pemberton is “technically” in the custody of Philippine authorities because he is inside a Philippine military camp and guarded by Filipino soldiers.

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