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MARY JANE VELOSO NOT PART OF THE NEXT ROUND OF EXECUTIONS IN INDONESIA

5/1/2016

Mary Jane Veloso is currently on death row in Indonesia for a drug related crime, in which she maintains her innocence. Her life was spared last year, in the context of an important last minute developments revealed in her case, just before her execution.
As a new round of executions is currently getting organised this year in Indonesia, the Attorney General M. Prasetyo has said:

We respect the legal process
taking place in the Philippines. All this time some people have been asking why the Attorney General has not executed (Veloso), I tell them we have a procedure"

August 24th: press conference on behalf of Bernardo Aban tercero

8/24/2015

COALITION BEHIND BERNARDO ABAN TERCERO ASKS FOR JUSTICE TO D.A. DEVON ANDERSON
Harris County Criminal Justice court
1201 Franklin St Houston Texas 77002.
Monday, August 24th, 2015 - 10 am
(Across the street from the main entrance of the court)

Further to latest filings from Bernardo Tercero's lawyers as well as the IACHR conclusions that the USA violated his fundamental rights, a coalition of human rights organisations, friends and religious supporters will call on the Attorney General Devon Anderson to ask for a stay of execution so that a proper review of the new findings from very recent investigations can happen.

In particular, crucial testimonies were never heard by the jury at trial, including testimonies from medical expert A. Llorente about the history of serious mental health issues of Bernardo Tercero including a history of significant and severed altered mental status including delusions (persecutory type) consistent with a profound delusional disorder and psychosis.

Furthermore, evidence shows that these disorders, as well as more complex diagnosis (e.g. psychosis) have been already noted and and are supported by the records from his current penal institution.
Currently, M. Tercero believes he is followed by shadows, experiences visual and auditory hallucinations and exhibits paranoia.

Expert M. Llorente has also explained that "individuals with such intellectual profiles (...) frequently exhibit poor judgment and are easily manipulated by others" and "this is not inconsistent with his verbal report in relation to who was responsible for the planning of the event that led to the robbery leading to the unfortunate shooting of M. Berger".

Finally, a wide variety of witnesses never heard at trial have given factual testimonies of M. Tercero's actions during the hurricane Mitch, which, if heard directly by jurors, may have swayed their mind.

Net, It is reasonable to think that an impartial, fair minded observer would think that if only presented at trial, such information could have convinced at least one juror to vote for a life sentence rather than death.

TOGETHER LET'S SAVE SERGE ATLAOUI & ALL PRISONERS IN INDONESIA

4/24/2015

PROTEST ORGANISED IN PARIS NEXT SATURDAY APRIL 25TH 3pm

Place Edmond Michelet
75004 Paris (near Beaubourg)

19 human rights organisations will be represented. See press release in French attached.

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3 WAYS TO SAVE THE LIFE OF FILIPINO MARY JANE VELOSO FACING IMMINENT EXECUTION IN INDONESIA

4/2/2015

Mary Jane was born to a poor family in Nueva Ecija, the youngest of 5 children. She only made it to the first year high school, married early, and had two children not long after. The marriage didn’t last long, though, and she and her husband separated.
According to Agus Salim, her Indonesian lawyer, she found work in Dubai as a domestic helper. However, she returned to Manila before her two-year contract ended because “she was almost raped”.

Case summary

In early 2010, Agus said Mary Jane was offered another job as a domestic helper in Kuala Lumpur by a godsister identified only as Christine or Cristina. But when she arrived in Kuala Lumpur, the job was no longer available.
Christine then asked Mary Jane to go to Yogyakarta in Indonesia instead. Agus said Christine gave Mary Jane a brand new suitcase to use plus $500. Mary Jane told her lawyers the suitcase seemed heavy but was empty.
On April 25, 2010, she arrived at Yogyakarta's Adisucipto airport via an AirAsia flight from Kuala Lumpur. When the suitcase passed through the X-ray scanner, it set off the alarm. Indonesian authorities then found packs of heroin wrapped in aluminium foil weighing a total of 2.6 kilograms hidden inside the lining of the suitcase. They later estimated the drugs to have a street value of $500,000.

As a result, she was sentenced to death

3 WAYS TO HELP SAVE THE LIFE OF MARY JANE VELOSO

1. Sign the online petition calling for the Indonesian President to reconsider Veloso's appeal.

2. Send letters, emails or fax messages calling on:

Indonesian Pres Joko Widodo to grant Mary Jane Veloso clemency on grounds of a mistrial and for humanitarian reasons. Letters may be coursed through Indonesian embassies or to the following officials:
H.E. President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo
Istana Merdeka
Jakarta Pusat 10110, Indonesia
Fax: +62 21 386 4816 /+62 21 344 2233
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @jokowi_do2
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III to exhaust all means to save Mary Jane Veloso’s life and investigate why Veloso was deprived of proper legal assistance." The letter can be sent to:
H.E. President of the Republic of the Philippines Benigno Aquino III
Office: JP Laurel St., San Miguel, Manila, Philippines
Voice: (+632) 564 1451 to 80
Fax: (+632) 742-1641 / 929-3968
E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected]
Twitter: @noynoyaquino
The Philippine government to hunt down and prosecute Mary Jane Veloso’s illegal recruiter.
Migrants and human rights organizations to appeal for clemency for Mary Jane Veloso.

For monitoring purposes, Migrante International requests concerned citizens to also send copies of their letters to the following address.

Save the Life of Mary Jane Veloso
45 Cambridge St., Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines
Telefax: (+632) 9114910
Email: [email protected]

3. Spread the word.

Like and share the Save the Life of Mary Jane Veloso Facebook page

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MARY JANE VELOSO NOT PART OF THE NEXT ROUND OF EXECUTIONS IN INDONESIA

August 24th: press conference on behalf of Bernardo Aban tercero

COALITION BEHIND BERNARDO ABAN TERCERO ASKS FOR JUSTICE TO D.A. DEVON ANDERSONHarris County Criminal Justice court1201 Franklin St Houston Texas 77002. Monday, August 24th, 2015 - 10 am(Across the street from the main entrance of the court)

TOGETHER LET'S SAVE SERGE ATLAOUI & ALL PRISONERS IN INDONESIA

3 WAYS TO SAVE THE LIFE OF FILIPINO MARY JANE VELOSO FACING IMMINENT EXECUTION IN INDONESIA

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COALITION BEHIND BERNARDO ABAN TERCERO ASKS FOR JUSTICE TO D.A. DEVON ANDERSON
Harris County Criminal Justice court
1201 Franklin St Houston Texas 77002.
Monday, August 24th, 2015 - 10 am
(Across the street from the main entrance of the court)