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The family members of a Filipino inmate facing death penalty on drug convictions in Indonesia visited her in the prison on Thursday (January 14), as she celebrated her 31st birthday this week. Parents of Mary Jane Veloso, Cesar and Celia, as well as Veloso’s children Mark Daniel and Mark Darren were accompanied by staff from the Philippines embassy in Jakarta. The family declined to comment on the visit. Veloso was spared from the firing squad […]
JULY 10 (Eagle News) — The Department of Justice (DOJ) will inform its counterpart in Indonesia of the filing of charges against the illegal recruiters of convicted drug trafficker, Mary Jane Veloso. The DOJ, in its 18-page resolution released on Thursday, found probable cause to charge Maria Cristina Sergio, her live-in partner Julius Lacanilao, and a certain “Ike” with qualified trafficking. Sergio and Lacanilo will also be charged with illegal recruitment and estafa. The case […]
MANILA, Philippines, April 30 (Eagle News) — According to the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation (BID), Mary Jane Veloso was able to leave the country as a tourist even before she went to Indonesia. The Bureau is currently tracing Veloso’s travel history to help other agencies of the government on their investigations so as to help Mary Jane Veloso to overturn her death sentence before the temporary reprieve given by Indonesia runs out. (Eagle News […]
