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Caritas PH joins calls for Veloso clemency
San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza has joined calls for clemency for Mary Jane Veloso, who is set to be transferred back to the Philippines after over a decade of detention in Indonesia.
Veloso was convicted of drug trafficking in Indonesia in 2010 after being tricked by human traffickers into carrying drugs in her luggage.
Caritas Philippines, the social advocacy arm of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), has expressed solidarity and prayed for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to grant Veloso clemency on humanitarian grounds.
Alminaza cited Pope Francis' messages against human trafficking in support of Veloso's situation.
Advocacy groups, including Migrante and Task Force Save Mary Jane, have launched a petition urging President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to grant Veloso clemency, a campaign supported by the National Union of Peoples' Lawyers (NUPL) representing the Veloso family.
The CBCP held a Mass with Veloso's parents, where Alminaza expressed gratitude for her return and prayed for her clemency.
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