Mary Jane Veloso

Philippines president says legal experts to consider clemency requests for convict Veloso

Philippines president says legal experts to consider clemency requests for convict Veloso

  • Mary Jane Veloso was arrested in Yogyakarta in 2010 after being found with 2.6 kg of heroin concealed in a suitcase
  • She said she was an unwitting drug mule, but she was convicted and sentenced to death, prompting an outcry in the Philippines
By Reuters ·