Indonesia's Reprieve of Mary Jane Veloso Prompts Widespread Relief

“The execution of Mary Jane is postponed due to a request from the Philippines President regarding a perpetrator who is suspected of human trafficking has surrendered in the Philippines and Mary Jane is needed for her testimony,” he said.

MANILA, Philippines – Below is a narrative by Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, shared by her parents with Rappler. Veloso is a Filipino formerly working as a domestic worker, set to be executed in Indonesia by firing squad over drug 

STAR POWER. Celebrities express their joy that Mary Jane Veloso has been spared from execution. Photo by Rappler (Angel and Dingdong)/Facebook/Dawn Zulueta/Instagram/@praybeytbenjamin. MANILA, Philippines 

Filipina Mary Jane Veloso, on death row in Indonesia for drug trafficking, was spared from execution at the 11th hour on Wednesday after a woman who supposedly recruited her and duped her into carrying 2.6kg of heroin through Yogyakarta's airport

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Maria Kristina Sergio, the alleged recruiter of Indonesia death row convict Mary Jane Veloso, met with top government officials on Wednesday, April 29, at the Philippine National Police