“Shocking Twist: Woman on Death Row Returns Home After 14 Years—Her Redemption Story Will Leave You Speechless!”
Mary Jane Veloso is returning to the Philippines after 14 years of imprisonment in Indonesia on drug charges.
Justice Sec. Jesus Crispin Remulla shares what might happen next following her return. #ANCHeadstart pic.twitter.com/iMtbzfa0nS
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She has consistently maintained her innocence, claiming she was duped by a recruiter who had trafficked her under the guise of securing a job as a domestic helper, as per News Watch + Philippines.
In 2015, Veloso was reportedly granted a last-minute reprieve from execution following appeals from the Philippine government and public outcry. In 2020, a Nueva Ecija court found her recruiters guilty of illegal recruitment.
The Philippines’ president, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Romualdez Marcos Jr., announced on Tuesday (November 19), that Veloso was finally “coming home”
Image credits: BongBong Marcos
The family and advocates of Mary Jane Veloso rejoiced on Wednesday after Pres. Bongbong Marcos announced that she has been allowed to return to the Philippines, more than a decade after she was placed on death row in Indonesia. #News5
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— News5 (@News5PH) November 20, 2024
Drug offenses were responsible for roughly 42% (almost one in two) of all executions confirmed globally in 2023- the highest recorded since 2016, Harm Reduction International reported earlier this year.
Drug-related executions were confirmed in five countries: China, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore.
