SINGAPORE—The Philippines has renewed its enchantment for govt clemency for Mary Jane Veloso, the convicted Filipino drug trafficker on dying row in Indonesia, the Division of Overseas Affairs (DFA) stated on Tuesday after President Marcos’ three-day state go to to Jakarta.
Overseas Secretary Enrique Manalo met along with his counterpart, Overseas Minister Retno Marsudi, within the Indonesian capital final Sunday to request that her authorities lengthen mercy to Veloso, who was sentenced to dying in October 2010.
Marsudi advised Manalo that her workplace “would seek the advice of the Ministry of Justice on the matter,” the DFA stated in a press release on Tuesday.
Mr. Marcos, nonetheless, didn’t increase Veloso’s case…
Carry on studying: DFA seeks mercy for Veloso after Marcos didn’t raise case with Widodo
