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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - Protesters hold a placard calling for the life of Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina facing execution, to be saved during a protest in Cilacap, Central Java province April 26, 2015. — Reuters pic
MANILA, Jan 9 — The Philippines renewed today its appeal for clemency for a Filipino woman on death row in Indonesia, hours before the country’s president was scheduled to arrive in Manila for an official visit.
It was the latest high-level attempt to save the life of Mary Jane Veloso, who was arrested in Indonesia in 2010 carrying a suitcase lined with 2.6 kilogrammes of heroin and was later sentenced to death.
She won a last-minute reprieve from the firing squad in 2015 after a woman suspected of recruiting her was arrested in the Philippines.
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“We’re working to see whether we can find a way towards resolving the case soon, and clemency,” Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo told reporters after meeting with his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi in Manila.
At their meeting, Manalo “reiterated the Philippine request for clemency to be granted to Ms Veloso”, foreign department spokeswoman Teresita Daza told reporters.
Manalo previously sought clemency for Veloso in 2022.
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who is set to leave office in October after reaching the end of a two-term limit, is due to hold talks with his Philippine counterpart Ferdinand Marcos tomorrow.
The parents and children of Veloso, who turns 39 tomorrow, are expected to join a protest near the palace. — AFP
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