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Filipina on death row says planned transfer home as 'miracle'
Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

Filipina on death row says planned transfer home as 'miracle'

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 of heroin, in a case that sparked uproar in the Philippines.
Philippines agrees to transfer proposal for prisoner Mary Jane Veloso
Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

Philippines agrees to transfer proposal for prisoner Mary Jane Veloso

Yusril Ihza Mahendra told Reuters that he and his Philippine counterpart would sign the agreement later on Friday, and said it was expected that the prisoner, Mary Jane Veloso, could return to her home country before Christmas. 
France requests transfer of death row convict held in Indonesia: Senior minister
Politics 1 year ago

France requests transfer of death row convict held in Indonesia: Senior minister

Indonesia is in discussion with three countries, including France, over the return of several high-profile detainees and aims to transfer the prisoners by the end of December.
Indonesian government aims to return foreign prisoners by January
Politics 1 year ago

Indonesian government aims to return foreign prisoners by January

High-profile detainees include a Philippine woman saved from execution and the remaining members of Australia's "Bali Nine", all convicted on drugs charges.
Mary Jane Veloso’s return based on presidential discretion, minister asserts
Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

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Mary Jane Veloso’s return based on presidential discretion, minister asserts

Moves to extradite foreign nationals convicted in Indonesia to their origin country could be accommodated in a mutual legal assistance (MLA) in criminal matters with a partner country. It is also within the President’s authority to make any decision based on mutual benefits, humanity and human rights considerations, as well as the relationship with the country in question, despite the lack of regulations on the matter.
Mary Jane Veloso says she's 'elated' to be returning home
Society 1 year ago

Mary Jane Veloso says she's 'elated' to be returning home

Mary Jane Veloso was arrested in Indonesia in 2010 carrying a suitcase lined with 2.6 kilograms (5.7 pounds) of heroin and later sentenced to death by firing squad. 
Activists applaud clemency for death-row drug convict Merri Utami
Society 2 years ago

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Activists applaud clemency for death-row drug convict Merri Utami

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has commuted the sentence of drug trafficking convict Merri Utami from the death penalty to life in prison, the convict’s lawyers have said, to the relief of activists who have long been supporting her plea.
People may change mind about death penalty, but government?
Opinion 4 years ago

People may change mind about death penalty, but government?

There was belief among the public that the death penalty was only being applied to the “worst of the worst”.
Chinese death row escapee spotted in Bogor forest
City 5 years ago

Chinese death row escapee spotted in Bogor forest

Metro Jaya Police are still attempting to locate Cai Changpan, a death row inmate from China who recently escaped from Tangerang First Class Prison.
Chinese death row inmate reportedly digs tunnel, escapes from Tangerang prison
City 5 years ago

Chinese death row inmate reportedly digs tunnel, escapes from Tangerang prison

A Chinese national on death row who was detained at the Tangerang penitentiary in Banten has reportedly escaped from the facility through a self-dug tunnel.
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