Philippine president pardons drug convict Mary Jane Veloso
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has granted a pardon to Mary Jane Veloso, a drug convict who was scheduled for execution in Indonesia in 2015 but spared at the last moment. Veloso is currently serving a sentence in the Philippines.
MANILA, Sept 25 - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Friday he had granted a pardon to Mary Jane Veloso, who is serving a prison sentence in the Philippines after receiving a last-minute reprieve from execution by firing squad for drug trafficking in Indonesia in 2015.