“I ask this, with the deepest bond of brotherhood and friendship of our peoples, a bond that I am confident will only grow stronger in the years to come,” added VICE President Jejomar C. Binay.
Binay, the Presidential Adviser on OFW Concerns, issued the appeal after the Indonesian Supreme Court denied Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso’s plea for a judicial review of her case.
“We are saddened that the Indonesian Supreme Court has chosen not to grant Mary Jane’s lawyers’ request for a judicial review of her case. Nonetheless, we reiterate the Philippines’ full awareness and respect for Indonesia’s laws and legal system,” the Vice President said. READ MORE
Binay, the Presidential Adviser on OFW Concerns, issued the appeal after the Indonesian Supreme Court denied Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso’s plea for a judicial review of her case.
“We are saddened that the Indonesian Supreme Court has chosen not to grant Mary Jane’s lawyers’ request for a judicial review of her case. Nonetheless, we reiterate the Philippines’ full awareness and respect for Indonesia’s laws and legal system,” the Vice President said. READ MORE
Philippine national Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, right, who is on death row for drug offences, says a prayer with Catholic priest Bernhard Kieser during her judicial review hearing at Sleman District Court in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 4, 2015. AP/Slamet Riyadi
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