Filipina Death Row Inmate Returned to Philippines

Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug trafficking, was repatriated to the Philippines after a 15-year ordeal.

A Filipina inmate on death row in Indonesia for nearly 15 years was transferred home Wednesday to what she called a “new life”, following an agreement for her repatriation after years of negotiations. Mother of two Mary Jane Veloso, 39, was arrested and sentenced to death in 2010 after the suitcase she was carrying was found to be lined with 2.6 kilograms (5.7 pounds) of heroin, in a case that sparked uproar in the Philippines.

Indonesia's senior law and human rights minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra confirmed to AFP that Veloso left for Manila at 12:53 am local time (1753 GMT) from Indonesian capital Jakarta, following a handover signing that removed the possibility of her execution. “This is a new life for me and I will have a new beginning in the Philippines,“ she told a press conference in tears, adding that she wanted to spend Christmas with her family.The agreement between Jakarta and Manila states that she will be transferred as a prisoner with Manila to respect her life sentence, but it will fall under Philippine law upon her return, meaning President Ferdinand Marcos could grant her a reprieve.“I am very happy today, but to be honest I am a little sad, because Indonesia has been my second family,“ she said before singing the Indonesian national anthem.Veloso thanked the leaders of both countries before making a love heart sign with her hands and shouting “I love Indonesia!” The handover was attended by Indonesian immigration and corrections staff and representatives from the Philippine embassy in Jakarta and corrections officials from Manila.Veloso's travel document was stamped with a deportation mark and she will be banned from re-entering the country, according to Indonesian officials. Her mother Celia Veloso, 65, has called for Philippine President Marcos to grant her clemency so she can spend Christmas with her family.Veloso told AFP on Friday in her first interview since the repatriation agreement that her release was a “miracle

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