Mother's Appeal for Release of Mary Jane Veloso

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Mary Jane Veloso,Death Row,Philippines

An OFW rights group urges the Philippine government to work towards the release of Mary Jane Veloso, who has been on death row in Indonesia for over a decade.

On Mary Jane Veloso’s 39th birthday, the president of the country she’s been on death row for over a decade was visiting her home country. Veloso, a Filipino who once sought work in Indonesia, has aged in detention in Yogyakarta.

In her mid-20s, the new mother to small children flew to Indonesia in 2010 carrying a suitcase, given to her by her recruiters, that was discovered to have heroin in it. She was arrested and sentenced to death months later for drug smuggling.

 

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