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| Mary Jane Veloso with the Indonesian Police |
Can you
still remember Mary Jane Veloso? Yes, the Filipina maid who was arrested for
carrying a 2.6 kg of heroin inside her suitcase at the Indonesian airport. She
is a mother of two and they live in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija in the Philippines.
She was sentenced to death in 2009 and was supposed to be executed through a firing
squad last 2015 but during the final minute, the Indonesian government granted
the plead to spare her life for a while.
She was granted the plead because of the numerous campaigns against her
execution and even got the attention and support of the Filipino Champ Manny
Pacquiao who is now a senator in the Philippines.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said that it’s “GO”. Mary Jane Veloso will be executed this time as reports say it's a green light from President Duterte. According to an article from Inquirer.net saying that Widodo's counterpart (Duterte) had given the GO ahead signal for Mary Jane Veloso's execution, a statement that was not met by rebuttal from Manila, but also sparked criticisms at home.
"So I see that Duterte has a very high consistency in regards to the eradication of narcotics. There is no tolerance so he said that he respected the legal process in Indonesia. The meaning of that is clear." Widodo said
President Duterte clearly accepts whatever decision of the Indonesian government and so as President Widodo respects the processes done by the Philippine government. Both parties are in respect with the due process ongoing in the Philippines and also in Indonesia.
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