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SC asked to order Veloso release
Mary Jane Veloso's parents have petitioned the Supreme Court to release her from detention in the Philippines, arguing that her confinement lacks legal basis.
The petition for a writ of habeas corpus was filed by Cesar and Celia Veloso on behalf of their daughter, who is currently held at the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City.
Veloso was convicted of drug trafficking in Indonesia in 2010 and initially sentenced to death, but her sentence was commuted in 2015 following appeals from Philippine officials.
She returned to the Philippines in December 2024 after an agreement between President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto allowed her to serve her sentence in her home country.
Veloso has consistently denied the drug charges, claiming that illegal narcotics were hidden in a suitcase given to her by her recruiters in the Philippines.
Her parents' petition asserts that her detention in the Philippines is not supported by any Philippine court warrant, judgment, or lawful order, nor is it authorized by any statute.
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