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Migrant worker sentenced to death in Indonesia insisted she was a human trafficking victim
Philippine migrant worker Mary Jane Veloso, convicted and sentenced to death in Indonesia, has been pardoned by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sept. 25. © Reuters
RAMON ROYANDOYAN
September 25, 2026 16:05 JST
MANILA — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has pardoned migrant worker Mary Jane Veloso, whose death sentence in Indonesia for drug trafficking attracted widespread attention at home after she insisted she was a victim of human trafficking.
