PH, Indoesia agree to send Mary Jane Veloso back to PH
2024-Dec-07 07:00
Indonesia and the Philippines have signed an agreement Friday for Mary Jane Veloso to be repatriated.
Veloso was arrested for drug trafficking in 2010 and given a death sentence 2015 in Indonesia.
The announcement came after Department of Justice undersecretary Raul Vasquez and Indonesia's senior law and human rights minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra have signed the agreement.
Indonesian authorities will have to discuss the details with the Philippine Embassy in Jakarta the details of Veloso's transfer. Veloso is expected to return to the Philippines before December 25.