The Philippine government is considering granting clemency to Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipino overseas worker who spent 14 years on death row in Indonesia for drug trafficking.
Malacañang said on Wednesday that it has yet to decide on whether to grant clemency to convicted overseas Filipino worker Mary Jane Veloso following her homecoming to the Philippines after 14 years in detention in Indonesia . “There has been no decision made yet whether or not she will be granted executive clemency,” said Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin. Veloso is on death sentence for drug trafficking after she was caught with 2.6 kilos of heroin in Indonesia in 2010.
In 2015, then Indonesian President Joko Widodo said their government gave Veloso only a ”temporary reprieve” from her scheduled execution in relation to alleged human trafficking. According to John Consulta’s report on '24 Oras,' the Department of Justice (DOJ) said that executive clemency would fast-track Veloso’s freedom. “Kung sa tingin ng ating pangulo ay pwede nang gawaran ng executive clemency in the exercise of his ultimate and absolute authority along with other equally entitled PDLs, why not?” said DOJ Undersecretary Raul Vasquez. (If the president thinks she deserves to be granted executive clemency in the exercise of his ultimate and absolute authority along with other equally entitled PDLs, why not?) “Kung magbibgay ng executive clemency ang pangulo, definitely titingnan din ang iba, hindi siya masi-single out,” he added. (If the president would grant executive clemency, definitely he would also look at other cases and will not single out Veloso.) The 39-year-old former domestic helper maintained that she was innocent and hoped that the Philippine government would grant her clemency.“Gusto ko na makalaya ako… Clemency... mapawalang sala. Kasi wala akong kasalanan,” she added. (I want to be freed... Clemency... be found without guilt. I am innocent
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