{"id":16764,"date":"2018-06-22T18:39:11","date_gmt":"2018-06-22T22:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=16764"},"modified":"2018-06-23T06:17:39","modified_gmt":"2018-06-23T10:17:39","slug":"pardon-me-gg-makes-release-of-american-prisoner-lawful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pardon-me-gg-makes-release-of-american-prisoner-lawful\/","title":{"rendered":"Pardon Me: GG makes release of American prisoner lawful"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s Governor General Sir Rodney Williams, through his deputy Sir Clare Roberts, has today, officially pardoned American tourist Shannon Martinez of her one-year conviction of possession of ammunition.<\/p>

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After much public outcry, which included a letter<\/a> by the Bar Association that suggested strong overreach by the executive branch of government, Prime Minister Gaston Browne promised<\/a> that he would request a pardon for Martinez two weeks after she would have already been released serving only one day of her sentence in prison.<\/p>\n

Browne stated that this was only being done, “Out of an abundance of caution.”<\/p>

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\u201cShannon Martinez would have served one day and the time remaining for her to serve was two hundred and forty-two days,\u201d the pardon stated.<\/p>

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\u201cI Sir Clare Roberts\u2026 pursuant to section 84 (1) (d) of the Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda, grant unto Shannon Martinez remission of the remainder of the period of imprisonment imposed upon her conviction for Possession of Ammunition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though the Governor General\u2019s pardon is dated and signed 22 June, 2018, the pardon does backdate the day with which it goes into effect: \u201cAND THESE PRESENTS are deemed to take effect from 14th June, 2018<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>

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Image of official pardon granted to Shannon Martinez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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