There is no reason to put death row convict Mary Jane Veloso in prison in the Philippines, after the latter was recently repatriated from Indonesia, a lawyer said. Lawyer Romulo Macalintal questioned calls to grant Veloso a presidential clemency when the latter has never been convicted of any crime in any court in the country.

Mary Jane Veloso, who received a last-minute reprieve from execution by firing squad for drug trafficking in Indonesia in 2015, arrived in the Philippines in the early hours of Wednesday after years of negotiations between the two Southeast Asian countries.

Mother of two, who became a poster child for anti-trafficking groups, now awaits potential pardon in a Manila prison.

MANILA—President Marcos said on Thursday that legal experts would consider clemency requests for Mary Jane Veloso, who had been sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug trafficking before the two countries reached a deal for her repatriation this week.

Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina domestic worker, was arrested in Indonesia in 2010 after 2.6 kilograms of heroin were discovered hidden in her suitcase. Veloso, who had been recruited for a job in Indonesia,

Mary Jane Veloso on Wednesday morning finally reunited with her family in Manila 15 years after being separated from them. Veloso, who has been transferred to the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City upon arriving in the Philippines,

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said legal experts would consider clemency requests for Mary Jane Veloso, who had been sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug trafficking before the two countries reached a deal for her repatriation this week.

The sons of Mary Jane Veloso could not contain their happiness as they reunited with their mother at the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City on Wednesday morning. Veloso retrurned to the country Wednesday morning after more than 14 years on death row in Indonesia.

Malacañang said on Wednesday that it has yet to decide on whether to grant clemency to convicted overseas Filipino worker Mary Jane Veloso following her homecoming to the Philippines after 14 years in detention in Indonesia.

After 14 years on Indonesian death row, Veloso appeals for clemency from Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Granting clemency to Mary Jane Veloso, who returned to the Philippines after almost 15 years on death row in Indonesia, still needs to be assessed by legal experts, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos said on Thursday.