(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is open to granting clemency to Filipina death row inmate Mary Jane Veloso once she returns to the Philippines.
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is open to granting clemency to Filipina death row inmate Mary Jane Veloso once she returns to the Philippines. Marcos issued the statement after various groups urged the government to grant Veloso 'immediate clemency' upon her return to the country.'We will see. It's not clear as to what it really is. This is the first time this has happened.
He also highlighted the cooperation of both former Indonesian president Joko Widodo and current President Prabowo Subianto in finding a resolution.'It's good that our relations with Indonesia, our relations with then-president Widodo and all of these people, together with our relations now with the new president, President Prabowo, our relations are good, they made this happen, this is the first time they did this,' Marcos said.
Says He's Open To Clemency For Veloso
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