“As a human trafficking victim, these proceedings should help her to assert her rights, including the right to testify against her recruiters.”
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‘Mary Jane is full of joy, hope, determination’
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – The family of Mary Jane Veloso, along with supporters and migrant rights activists, described the Filipina in death row in Indonesia as “full of joy, hope, and determination” as they visited her at the Wirogunan Prison in Yogyakarta today, Sept. 14. Mary Jane’s father Cesar and her…
Mary Jane’s family to fly to Indonesia for 2-day visit
“I am yearning for my mother. I hope to be with her soon. Please continue supporting her.”
Mary Jane Veloso seeks High Court’s nod to allow her to testify vs. recruiters
“Once again, we are calling on all the people to raise their voices for justice and for Mary Jane’s freedom so that she can be reunited with her family.”
Intensified labor export drives more Filipina diaspora
Three years later, after the bittersweet circus of Mary Jane’s case, she remains in jail in Indonesia, unsure of the final verdict in a crime she insists she didn’t commit.
‘Let her speak’ | Appellate court asked to reconsider decision barring Mary Jane’s testimony
The Honorable Court, the motion for reconsideration stipulated, “grossly ignored the extraordinary circumstance attendant in this case that puts Mary Jane Veloso under the exception instead of the general rule” in the strict application of criminal procedures in the Philippines.
‘Let me testify, prove my innocence in court’ — Mary Jane tells Pres. Duterte on her birthday
“President Duterte, my supposed execution was reprieved because Christina (Sergio) and Julius (Lacanilao) have pled their guilt and that I am innocent and had no knowledge of the drugs found in the luggage I brought.”
Injustice in being gagged: CA denied petition for Veloso’s written deposition
“Just let her speak out and let her story stand on its own. Or shall we wait for her to be sent to the gallows with her mouth gagged?”
Hear Mary Jane Veloso’s testimony — NUPL to Court of Appeals
“The bottom line is this: how in heaven’s name can we get to hear the side of a compatriot who is behind bars and waiting on death row in a foreign land and who cannot come home for said purpose?”
Appellate court stops Mary Jane’s written testimony
Court of Appeals stops what could have been Mary Jane Veloso’s first-time testimony on her ordeal.