Mary Jane Veloso: Filipina spared from execution in Indonesia returns home after 14 years on death row
CNNJakarta, Indonesia AP — A Filipina woman who had been on death row in Indonesia, and who was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, arrived home early Wednesday after longstanding requests from her home country. Aaron Favila/AP “Hopefully the president can grant clemency to Mary Jane,” Veloso’s mother told reporters. “I will return to my country, and I am sure and believe that God has a beautiful plan for my life.” Mary Jane Veloso waves to reporters as she is processed at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong, Philippines, on 18 December, 2024. “Allow me to thank the government of Indonesia for its sincere and decisive action which allowed Mary Jane Veloso to be home before Christmas,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo said in a statement Wednesday. Mary Jane Veloso is escorted by Indonesian officials upon arrival at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport for her repatriation to the Philippines, in Tangerang, Indonesia, on December 17, 2024.
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