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Mary Jane Veloso clemency petition launched
Migrante International and the church-based Task Force Save Mary Jane have launched a signature campaign urging President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to grant clemency to Mary Jane Veloso.
The petition, supported by the National Union of Peoples' Lawyers (NUPL), aims to advocate for Veloso's safe return to the Philippines after more than a decade in Indonesian prison.
Veloso was sentenced to death by firing squad in October 2010 after being arrested in April 2010 for carrying 2.6 kilograms of heroin.
The petition emphasizes that Veloso is a victim of human trafficking and should be seen as someone manipulated into a predicament beyond her control, not as a criminal.
Her execution was halted in 2015 when Philippine authorities detained a woman believed to have recruited Veloso for drug trafficking.
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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.
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. announced that Mary Jane Veloso, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) sentenced in Indonesia for drug trafficking, will be returning to the Philippines after 14 years.
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Philippine authorities are still discussing the specific conditions for the transfer of Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina on death row in Indonesia, back to the Philippines.
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The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) visited Mary Jane Veloso's family in Nueva Ecija to provide assistance ahead of her return to the Philippines from Indonesia.
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The parents of Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipino on death row in Indonesia, have appealed to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for her transfer to a secure local facility.
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