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,

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.

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,

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.

The request to grant executive clemency to Mary Jane Veloso lies in the hands of legal experts, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Thursday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City,

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.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday said it sees no issue in granting clemency to Mary Jane Veloso, who spent almost 15 years on death row in Indonesia, but that the decision rests solely on President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R.

President Marcos is leaving it up to legal experts to determine if Mary Jane Veloso – the Filipina worker who returned to the Philippines last Wednesday after being on death row in Indonesia for 14 years for drug trafficking – can be given clemency.