Palace says Widodo vowed to review Veloso case

Indonesian President Joko Widodo assured President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. during their bilateral talks that Jakarta would reexamine the case of convicted drug mule Mary Jane Veloso, Presidential Communications Secretary Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil said on Thursday. The day before, Veloso's 63-year-old mother Celia begged Widodo to pardon her daughter, who has been on death row since 2010, before he leaves office in October. "It hurts to think about it, but when I'm gone, who will take care of her children if Mary Jane is still not free then?" Celia said during a demonstration outside Malacaang on Wednesday. READ:Widodo: Border security cooperation with PH still needs to ...Keep on reading: Palace says Widodo vowed to review Veloso case

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